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Council tables proposed AOKA contract after residents question code-enforcement role
Summary
Councilmembers and residents raised concerns about bringing AOKA Engineering into Burton for building-plan review, inspections and code enforcement; after presentations and questions, the council voted to table the contract for further consideration.
The Burton City Council on Jan. 13, 2026, heard a presentation from Rocky Rodriguez of AOKA Engineering on a proposed contract to provide building plan review, building inspection, public-works/civil plan review and inspection, facility assessments and code-enforcement services. Multiple residents and several council members questioned the need for an outside firm to provide code enforcement in a town the size of Burton.
Councilmember Jeff Eckhardt moved to table the contract; Councilmember Tommie Gilmon seconded the motion. The minutes record the motion as passing as recorded. Rocky Rodriguez described AOKA's scope and said the firm could support functions beyond current city staff capacity. Attendees urged clarity on enforcement powers and limits; several residents said they were concerned about potential overreach and asked for more detail on how decibel readings and property-line measurements would be taken if enforcement actions followed. The item will return to a future meeting for more detail.
