Council directs attorney to pursue post‑judgment discovery; asks for stronger enforcement letters and spring curbside pickup

The Good Thunder City Council instructed the city attorney to prepare and serve post-judgment discovery and requests for disclosure as a next step on a delinquent property judgment (the discussion referenced a property sometimes called 'Dooda Mart' in the packet). Councilors discussed alternatives — waiting for other judgments, assigning the debt to a collector, or pursuing cosigners — and settled on post-judgment discovery to pursue both owners and cosigners.

In related unfinished-business discussion, councilors reviewed draft administrative-penalty language and said the current process stalls at letters and informal notices. Members asked the attorney (transcript reference: Kennedy) to draft stronger, legally binding letters and an ordinance template that would give the council and staff clear authority to impose abatement or assess costs if property owners fail to comply. Councilors discussed the legal and financial risks of aggressive enforcement but concluded that more forceful legal steps, documented in meeting minutes and motions, were needed to address repeated nuisance properties.

Councilors also discussed bringing back curbside bulk pickup in spring (April onward) to provide a city-provided disposal option that could be included in abatement orders and used as a remedy when owners fail to clean up properties. Staff were directed to get pricing on curbside pickup options and return with cost estimates; councilors agreed that combining enforcement with a city pickup program would be a practical approach to reducing blight.

Council made a motion to have the city attorney prepare the post-judgment discovery documents, the motion was seconded and carried.