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Elkhart council approves revisions to rental inspection ordinance after debate and public comment
Summary
After committee review and public comment, the Elkhart City Common Council approved Ordinance 26-13, which amends the city's rental inspection ordinance; the measure passed with an 8-1 roll-call vote amid concerns about timing of staff responses and whether gut-renovated buildings should be treated as new construction.
Elkhart City Common Council on April 20 approved Ordinance 26-13, an amendment to Ordinance 6040 that updates the city's rental inspection requirements, after debate among council members and a public comment on appliance responsibility.
The change moved forward after a Health and Public Safety Committee review that returned the ordinance to the full council with a 3-0 "do pass" recommendation. Councilman Mishler reported the committee had questions for staff and sought clarity before the council vote.
Councilman Hanky said he had received staff answers by email at 3:02 p.m. the day of the meeting and expressed frustration that the council had not incorporated committee input into a revised ordinance. "I won't support this," Hanky said, describing the timing as "disappointing." Chief of staff Megan Arwin told the council that staff had answered the committee's…
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