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Commission approves ordinance 5195‑26 updating code‑enforcement fines and prosecution for businesses

Newton City Commission · February 11, 2026
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Summary

City staff presented ordinance 5195‑26 to update fines and allow prosecution of business entities that fail to appear; commissioners discussed abatement vs. fines and approved the ordinance by voice vote.

Chris (city staff) presented ordinance 5195‑26, which the commission approved on Feb. 10 to revise code‑enforcement fine schedules and to add a mechanism to prosecute business entities that fail to appear in city court.

Chris said the ordinance has two primary purposes: to provide a way to prosecute business entities when they fail to appear and to update the fine structure for all…

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