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Oak Grove council directs staff to pursue administrative-citation ordinance for code enforcement
Summary
City staff will begin drafting administrative-citation ordinances to handle code enforcement, with the city to work with Rum River (contract administrator); council asked staff to clarify fine allocation and administration.
Oak Grove staff will start drafting an administrative-citation ordinance to give the city a civil enforcement tool for code violations and to potentially have Rum River administer the program.
Council members signaled support for pursuing an ordinance but asked for details on proposed fine amounts and how collected fines would be allocated. Staff said the fine schedule presented was modeled on examples Rum River had used in other cities and that final fine amounts are at the council's discretion. Council asked staff to confirm whether fines would be retained by the city or shared with Rum River for administration; staff noted existing permit cost-sharing examples (for building permits Rum River retained 75% and the city 25%) and said they would clarify the proposed revenue split.
Staff said if the council authorizes the effort, draft ordinances would be developed and brought to the Planning Commission and council for public hearings. No ordinance text was adopted at the meeting; council direction was to proceed with drafting and gather clarifying information about administration and revenue allocation.
