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Council hears draft code‑enforcement plan; staff proposes citations and abatement tools
Summary
City staff briefed the council on a proposed code‑enforcement program that would add a code‑enforcement coordinator position, an administrative citation process with escalating fines, abatement for visible nuisances, and related code and fee‑schedule amendments. Councilors emphasized fairness and cautioned against using enforcement as a revenue source.
City staff told the Baxter City Council they have drafted a code‑enforcement program that pairs a proposed code‑enforcement coordinator position with code amendments, a revised fee schedule and new administrative tools intended to speed compliance and reduce lengthy hearings.
Staff described four work streams: developing the enforcement program for an incoming coordinator, preparing code amendments, drafting a job description and…
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