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Lamar code enforcement to emphasize voluntary compliance after national training
Summary
Code Enforcement Officer Mike Bellamy briefed the council on a three-day national training and said the department will move toward voluntary compliance, better outreach, revamped notices and a dedicated code-enforcement phone line (336-1356).
Mike Bellamy, the city's code enforcement officer, told council members he attended a three-day national code enforcement training in Garden Grove, California, and returned with practical steps for local implementation. He said the department will prioritize voluntary compliance, change how notices are written to be more helpful, and assemble a vetted list of local service providers residents can contact for yard and maintenance work.
"What we actually want, Mitch can attest to it, is we want voluntary compliance," Bellamy said, explaining the shift away from strictly punitive notices. Bellamy also said he and staff will revise door-hanger notices to include resources and create a list of people and companies that can provide low-cost mowing and maintenance so residents have options.
He noted the creation of a dedicated code-enforcement dispatcher line (336-1356) to receive anonymous reports and said that code calls will take precedence over his other duties so the city can respond promptly.
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