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Police outline code enforcement, abandoned-vehicle and animal-control work; council discusses administrative citations

City of Soledad City Council · August 7, 2024
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Summary

Patrol Officer Esparceta described enforcement metrics (abandoned vehicles, commercial enforcement, animal transports to SPCA) and outlined community outreach and microchip scanning; council discussed fees, program funding, and whether to pursue an administrative-citation process that would let the city handle some violations internally instead of traffic court.

Officer Esparceta presented the police department's code-enforcement and animal-control work for the past year, detailing case volumes, program responsibilities and recurring costs.

He reported totals for enforcement contacts and citations and described the abandoned-vehicle program tied to state guidance and CHP resources. He said the city transports animals to the SPCA under contract and pays the private facility a…

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