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Commission backs two additional code officers and vehicles to expand nights/weekend coverage
Summary
After a staff presentation, the commission approved adding two code‑compliance officers and two vehicles to provide evening and weekend coverage. Staff said scheduling limits in union contracts make hiring the practical way to add consistent coverage.
Staff at the Aug. 11 workshop recommended expanding code‑compliance hours to include evenings and weekends. William Waters, the community sustainability director, told the commission that the requested coverage adds roughly 44 hours per week of service beyond the current schedule and that new hires are necessary because existing staff are not available to change schedules without contract negotiations.
"If we're gonna hire 2 new officers to work on the nights and weekends, we need 2 new cars to Overlap," Waters said, explaining that overlapping shifts require two vehicles so officers can work simultaneous shifts in the evening. After extended discussion about whether schedule changes could substitute for new positions, the commission recorded consensus to add two officers and the vehicles and directed staff to return with operating cost detail and implementation steps for bargaining‑unit considerations.
