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Commission hears update: county commissioners deny extension for Kaffer Law ordinance work
Summary
Commissioner Rick Bauman reported that county commissioners declined Kaffer Law's extension request for drafting ordinances due to no materials and alleged lack of billing since May; Kaffer was asked to submit draft ordinances within weeks and attend the Oct. 15 county commission meeting and the Oct. 16 P&Z meeting.
Rick Bauman reported to the Planning Commission on Sept. 18 that county commissioners had expressed frustration over a lack of draft materials and billing from Kaffer Law. According to the minutes, Commissioner Mark Pierce was unhappy that the county had not received materials or invoices since May. Kaffer Law requested an extension to produce draft ordinances, but the county commissioners declined to grant an extension and instead asked Kaffer to deliver draft ordinances in the next couple of weeks and to appear at the county commission meeting on Oct. 15 and the planning and zoning meeting on Oct. 16 to present the materials.
The commission added ordinance updates to the end of the P&Z agenda for the meeting and recorded Bauman's report. No vote or formal motion on the Kaffer extension is recorded in the minutes; the county commission's direction, as reported by Bauman, was to review drafts before further action.
Why it matters: County ordinance revisions can change local land‑use rules and processes; the county commission's decision to withhold an extension signals a demand for substantive draft materials and may speed the timeline for amendments if drafts are delivered and reviewed promptly.
Next steps: Kaffer Law is expected to provide draft ordinances and to appear at the county commission and P&Z meetings on the Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 schedule noted in the minutes.
