Commission recommends considering an environmental code officer and construction division for public works
Summary
Members recommended adding policy language that the city consider staffing an environmental code officer and examining whether a public‑works construction division could improve delivery and reduce costs for CSO and infrastructure work.
Several commissioners argued that monitoring and enforcement duties assigned to volunteers in the draft are better housed in a staffed position. One commissioner proposed adding local goals to "consider hiring an environmental code officer," saying a staffed officer could coordinate monitoring, data collection and enforcement rather than relying on commission volunteers.
Separately, members discussed whether a construction division within Public Works could allow the city to complete work more cheaply and more quickly (and possibly save on contracted profit margins) for CSO projects. Commissioners agreed to add language recommending consideration of an environmental code officer and to note construction‑division options in the policies and strategies table.
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