Board discusses code enforcement workload, ticketing limits and cemetery upkeep ahead of holidays

Board members pressed staff about how proactive code enforcement is and whether the code officer should seek out visible violations rather than respond only to work orders. An agency official explained that the code officer alternates between police rounds and code enforcement duties and that, when not doing code work, "she's a police officer doing her rounds for the police department." The staff member also said the current police ticket form lacks an "other" field for ordinance violations, complicating the ability to note certain code infractions.

Members discussed taking affidavits and pursuing court action when violations are not corrected. "If it's not done, then we're writing an affidavit getting the court to do something with it," a staff member said.

Separately, several members raised concerns about cemetery maintenance: plastic flowers, shifted headstones and sinkholes were said to be creating obstacles for grass crews. A committee member suggested a community work day to clean cemeteries and asked whether there are restrictions on what can be left at grave sites; staff said there were not clear restrictions in the materials the chair had seen. The board also reviewed plans for holiday displays and said collections or swap-outs would be in place before Christmas, with specific locations including the courthouse and a district office near the airport.