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Council flags sidewalk ordinance, rental inspections and shared staffing as workload concerns
Summary
Councilors said enforcing a sidewalk ordinance or running a rental-inspection program would be labor-intensive and asked staff to estimate costs; members suggested exploring shared service arrangements before committing to enforcement expansion.
A committee member warned that implementing or enforcing a sidewalk ordinance or a rental inspection program would require significant staff time and administrative work. "I think the first thing we should do is ... your ordinance on sidewalks, it's gonna be a lot of it'll be a lot of work in order," the committee member said, and members discussed whether enforcement would be paired with licensing or shared across nearby towns.
Councilors proposed circulating the first 20 code items and "weeding out" provisions the council does not want to enforce, then measuring how much staff time and licensing would be required for the remaining items. Staff was asked to return at the next workshop with a prioritized list of code items, cost estimates and options for partnering with neighboring towns to spread the inspection workload.
