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Date: February 3, 1999
To: Mayor Yost and Members of the City Council
From: Shawn Boyd, Council Member
Subject: Code Enforcement Program
I am requesting your support in providing direction to staff to begin the development of a
Municipal Code Enforcement program for our city. Currently,all code enforcement is
done under the threat of litigation and often results in unnecessary legal costs to the city. In
the spirit of improving our community, reducing municipal code violations and legal
expense, I am making this request.
I have attached a brief outline provided by Lee Whittenberg, detailing the actions necessary
to implement such a program. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you.
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To: Councilman Shawn Boyd
Attention: Keith R. Till, City Manager
Front Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development
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subject: INFRACTION PROCESS - STEPS TO
IMPLEMENT
Date: Febnary 1, 1999
At your request I am providing some general information on the steps necessary for the City to
implement an administrative fine program for municipal code infractions. Please be aware I have
nut had time to review this information with Quinn Barrow, and he will need to be co nsubed to
ensure all appropriate steps are taken to implement such a program,
Ad tnr trgtfve Fine Program For Muttidnel Code_Infractfone•
o Revise Municipal Code to establish the recesswy ordinance requirements for
implementation of such a program.
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Establish Policies and Procedures for the implementation of such a program.
o Establish administrative fine schedule by City Council Resolution.
o Autboriratiam of specific employees to issue the administrative citations and training of
specified employees
Implementation of such a program will take significant staff time for preparation of the
appropriate ordinances, resolutions, policies and procedures, citation forms, administrative record
keeping, etc. Upon direction from the City Council, staff would prepare a more detailed report
for the City Council regarding all of the necessary implementation steps for such a program.
If I can provide any further infomladon,please call me at your earliest convenience.
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