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Marysville council approves pay range, narrows duties for new code enforcement role
Summary
After extensive debate over duties and recruiting, the Marysville City Council approved a pay range of $18–$20 per hour for a new full-time code enforcement position and narrowed marginal duties to prioritize code work, while directing periodic reporting on time spent in other departments.
The Marysville City Council approved pay range 7 with a starting salary band of $18–$20 per hour for a proposed full‑time code enforcement position and moved to make code enforcement the role’s primary responsibility.
Councilors spent the largest portion of the meeting debating the proposed job description, focusing on whether so‑called “marginal” duties—helping other departments on low‑priority tasks—should be retained. Several members said the city faces a backlog of derelict properties and needs a position focused on remediation. Others warned that the advertised physical demands and broad…
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