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Wellington presents code compliance primer; council and staff discuss permits, trees and enforcement

Village of Wellington Council (Agenda Review) · February 9, 2026
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Summary

Code compliance officer Ward Putnall presented a prerecorded primer on the village's code enforcement process, statistics and penalties. Council questioned selective enforcement perceptions, tree-permit practices and potential code adjustments for older neighborhoods; staff proposed outreach, neighborhood sweeps and incremental compliance timelines.

Ward Putnall, Wellington’s code compliance officer, presented a prerecorded primer to the council during the Feb. 9 agenda review outlining the village’s code-enforcement process and pertinent statutory authority.

Putnall described the intake and inspection sequence: complaint or observation, courtesy notice (optional but used by Wellington), follow-up contact, notice of violation/notice of hearing, and special magistrate proceedings. He cited annual…

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