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Council reviews draft property-maintenance code and plans for a shared enforcement position
Summary
Council and staff discussed a proposed property-maintenance amendment and a 50/50 zoning/property-maintenance position to enforce the code, with the job description planned for May and hiring targeted for midyear; council emphasized education and a complaint-driven start.
Village staff presented a draft property-maintenance code amendment and told the council enforcement capacity is limited. "We don't have the workforce to enforce this, so we will be adding, hopefully, a new employee to do that," a staff member said, describing a proposed position split half for property maintenance and half for zoning enforcement.
Council members pushed for a clear timeline, with one member saying the job description will be adapted in May and, if approved, hiring could occur in June. Members discussed beginning enforcement as complaint-driven while emphasizing education and resident resources, such as a tool-lending center for maintenance assistance.
Councilors and staff stressed prioritizing property-maintenance duties and driving time in neighborhoods to address concerns raised by residents. Several members said they wanted the new position to focus primarily on property-maintenance work at first, with zoning duties increasing as the person becomes trained.
Next steps: staff will circulate the draft code to council, prepare a job description in May and plan outreach and education materials coincident with any enforcement start.
