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Police chief urges stronger code enforcement, offers vacation property monitoring
Summary
Police Chief Derek Graham outlined the department's approach to addressing nuisance properties and code violations, said the city hopes to add a code-enforcement officer in the future, and announced a free vacation-home monitoring service for residents who notify the department of their absence.
Police Chief Derek Graham told the council May 22 that the department has been addressing nuisance properties and code violations and that the city is considering hiring a code-enforcement officer to strengthen enforcement. Police Chief Derek Graham also said residents may request vacation-home checks by notifying the department in advance of the dates they will be away.
Chief Graham framed the enforcement approach as part of public-safety and code-compliance work; the meeting record did not include a formal staffing request, job description or timeline for creating a code-enforcement position. No vote on staffing was taken at the session.
