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Belgrade staff propose sweeping code clean-up: centralize administrative authority, formalize settlement powers, and rewrite fire provisions
Summary
City staff presented proposed municipal-code changes to clarify that duties in code are delegations from the city manager, to codify settlement authority (with an $80,000 threshold under discussion), and to repeal archaic fire-department language while recognizing Central Valley Fire District's role and codifying a city fire marshal.
City Manager Neil brought three draft code changes to the council for workshop discussion: (1) an "interpretation of administrative authority" section clarifying that authorities assigned to officers, departments, boards or committees would be delegations from the city manager; (2) a civil-litigation and settlement-authority section that would let the city manager, in consultation with the city attorney, initiate or settle civil matters and (3) a repeal-and-replace approach for the city's outdated fire-code chapters to reflect that Central Valley Fire District provides suppression and EMS while the city retains permitting and inspection authority.
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