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Board adopts ordinance to accelerate code-enforcement defaults and permit debt-collection; approves incentive to speed compliance
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 2025-06 on Tuesday to streamline default orders in code-enforcement proceedings and to allow future use of debt-collection contractors; commissioners also approved a new compliance-incentive program raising fines for repeat noncompliance while offering reductions for quick correction.
The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners adopted an ordinance Tuesday intended to speed enforcement of code violations, give staff new collection options and reduce administrative costs associated with default orders. In a separate vote the board approved a voluntary compliance program proposed by code enforcement to encourage quicker fixes and reduce special-master workload.
County Attorney John Jovan told the board Ordinance No. 2025-06 makes several procedural changes: it authorizes the clerk to enter default orders when a cited person fails to respond; it gives the board authority to contract with outside debt-collection agencies for certain outstanding county judgments; and it repeals…
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