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Camden to train staff and bring building-code enforcement back in-house, official says
Summary
Shawn Putnam, director of planning and development, told council on March 3 that the city plans to train two code-enforcement officers and bring building-code enforcement in-house from a third-party contractor; the city cited adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code as part of the enforcement framework.
At its March 3 meeting, Camden officials said the city is preparing to transition building-code enforcement from a third-party contractor to an in-house program and is training two code-enforcement officers as part of that effort.
Shawn Putnam, the city’s director of planning and development, described building-code enforcement as consisting primarily of plan review and inspections. He told the council that a third-party firm currently manages enforcement but that staff are training two officers so the city can operate the program internally.
Putnam also said Camden has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). He outlined the standard enforcement workflow under the IPMC as: identify violations, contact property owners, request compliance, issue formal violation letters, and—if necessary—issue citations. The minutes do not include a timeline for completing the transition to in-house enforcement or cost estimates for the change.
