Blue Ridge council discusses restarting municipal court to boost code enforcement
Council members discussed options to restart a municipal court—contracting a judge, prosecutor and clerk—to give the city more teeth to enforce code violations, but noted limits without local police and collection challenges for unpaid fines.
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Council members signaled renewed interest in restarting a municipal court to improve enforcement of local ordinances. A council member said the city would need "a judge, a prosecutor, and a clerk" and that the town could contract those services on a part-time basis rather than hire full-time staff. The speaker noted prior arrangements with outside judges and estimated the historic contractor rate at about $200 per person per court session.
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