Staff previews plan for administrative code-enforcement hearings with hearing officer; draft still in progress
Summary
Staff outlined a pending proposal to move code enforcement to an administrative model with a hearing officer to improve effectiveness and reduce attorney involvement. No formal proposal was presented; staff continue discussions with the executive.
During the late portion of the meeting staff briefed the committee on an initiative to reform code enforcement. The proposal would replace some current enforcement proceedings with an administrative code-enforcement model that uses a hearing officer and limits attorney involvement in routine cases.
"The intent would be to move this to a system that is called an administrative code enforcement. It would have essentially a hearing officer," staff said, describing an approach intended to increase efficiency and lower legal costs. Staff cautioned the proposal is still being developed and no initial draft has been circulated.
Committee members welcomed the effort to improve enforcement effectiveness and asked staff to continue discussions with the executive's office. The staff said they would return when a formal initial proposal is available for review.
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