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Council presses staff for code‑enforcement records, working cameras at Mooney Park and help for displaced workers
Summary
Council members pressed city staff for clear records from the code‑enforcement division, raised complaints about nonworking cameras at Mooney Park and discussed support for workers displaced by a nearby industrial fire.
Council members used the regular meeting to press city staff for clearer code‑enforcement records, more timely enforcement and better documentation. The redevelopment of the department’s tracking system (MGO) and the migration of scattered paper files to the digital system emerged as a central concern.
Council members asked staff to provide a district‑by‑district account of code‑enforcement activity and to pull records for recently tagged abandoned vehicles in District 4. City staff said they are migrating records from paper to MGO and that some categories (demolitions) were largely entered while grass‑cutting and vehicle files were partially migrated; staff estimated there were roughly 90 grass‑cutting entries in the new system to date and about 30 demolition entries. Staff agreed to have code‑enforcement personnel review their files and provide the requested list of tagged abandoned vehicles by Friday.
Multiple council members said the current ad hoc record system hampers follow‑up. One council member suggested short‑term data‑entry help or a Southeastern student internship to clear the backlog of paper files into MGO; staff said they would explore that and other administrative options.
Separately, council members raised public‑safety concerns after a recent industrial fire at a local business that displaced workers. City staff said Hammond Fire District responded with mutual aid and that parish economic development had issued outreach to help place displaced employees. Council members asked staff to coordinate with Human Resources and parish offices to identify immediate employment options for displaced workers.
A council member also said park‑security cameras at Mooney Park were not working and urged access to the footage for oversight; staff confirmed requests to view monitors had encountered procedural limits and asked council members to submit specific questions so IT and public safety staff could follow up.
Council members directed staff to return with better reporting capabilities from MGO, to provide a requested list of abandoned‑vehicle taggings for District 4 and to explore temporary data‑entry resources to accelerate the migration of paper files into the digital system.
