Crowley approves creating part‑time code enforcement post; equipment funding referred and later authorized by Revenue & Finance

Crowley — The council approved a motion to create a part‑time code enforcement position and referred the matter of funding for startup equipment to the Revenue & Finance Committee. City Inspector Marty D'Rousseau presented an itemized startup list and first‑year cost estimate during the meeting.

D'Rousseau told aldermen the part‑time position would require a work vehicle (approximately $31,000), a trailer for towing equipment ($2,875), a new lawn mower ($8,400), trimmers and a blower (transcript listed amounts that the inspector read), and an iPad for field work ($500). He summarized equipment total cost at about $43,500 and the total first‑year investment at about $68,500. The inspector described the part‑time position's duties as mowing, handling blight properties and junk‑vehicle enforcement, and other field tasks in slower seasons.

At the Revenue & Finance committee, aldermen voted to create the part‑time position with compensation not to exceed $25,000 per year and to approve the purchase of the equipment described by the inspector. Committee discussion clarified the position would be about 24 hours per week. The motion to approve those items carried in committee and was reflected in the council's consent actions.

Council members asked practical questions about when the new hire would start and which tasks it would perform; the inspector said hiring was in progress and the employee would work under the code enforcement office's direction.

Next steps: Revenue & Finance and the city will finalize personnel paperwork and purchase orders for approved equipment; the council did not record a specific funding source in the meeting record.