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Council debates hiring and scope for code-enforcement role
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed whether to hire a dedicated code-enforcement employee or share duties regionally, the workload of inspections, and the need to prune obsolete code provisions before increasing enforcement.
At the workshop, councilors and staff discussed whether the city should hire a dedicated code-enforcement employee, hire a part-time shared position with neighboring towns, or continue a complaint-driven model. One committee member summarized the current problem: "Well, part of the problem is people don't know we're complaint based," and the group debated whether pursuing a more proactive program was practical given staffing constraints.
Discussion covered job duties (clerical work, on-site inspections, photographing and documenting violations), staffing models (full-time, part-time or shared with other towns) and the need to first review the existing code to remove outdated or unenforceable provisions. Members emphasized measuring enforcement against a prioritized list of issues and requested staff circulate the initial code items for review before the next workshop.
