A Red-Letter Day in NA
We are reliably informed that the city of New Albany is indeed serious about enforcing the city's safety, hygiene, and property ordinances.
The Board of Public Works & Safety heard from police chief Merle Harl that he has appointed officer Pam Badger to concentrate her efforts on the enforcement of city codes.
Congratulations to Officer Badger, Chief Harl, the BPW, Mayor Garner, the ESSNA, and all the community activists who have fought so long and hard to get this effort under way.
And condolences to the Gang of Four. How can you explain this to your patrons? Enforcement of laws on the books? What a shock?
The Board of Public Works & Safety heard from police chief Merle Harl that he has appointed officer Pam Badger to concentrate her efforts on the enforcement of city codes.
Congratulations to Officer Badger, Chief Harl, the BPW, Mayor Garner, the ESSNA, and all the community activists who have fought so long and hard to get this effort under way.
And condolences to the Gang of Four. How can you explain this to your patrons? Enforcement of laws on the books? What a shock?
posted by All4Word at 11:48 AM
9 Comments:
Any word on when Officer Badger will officially take up OEO duties?
I know of no reason why she wouldn't be on the job today.
It's an order from the chief, so I suspect she's at work right now.
Chief Harl has been responsive to concerns from the public in the past, and continues to be. I'm pleased to hear that we now have an OEO.
She'll have plenty of work to do, that's for sure.
I suppose now would be a good time, then, to ask the council to give her the tools needed to do the job.
If the $25 fines as described on an earlier thread are accurate, they need to be upped considerably. Fines need to be of an amount sufficient enough to deter landlords from simply absorbing them as a small cost of doing business. Blatant violators should also be required to pay court costs and attorney fees associated with enforcement.
The matter of how citations will be dealt with should also be a topic addressed immediately during budget discussions. We need a mechanism capable of dealing with what will undoubtedly be a heavy workload.
There is a limit, under the current ordinances, of $100 on fines. However, that can be $100 a day and there is no limitation on the amount that can be billed when the city must do the cleanup.
I agree, Bluegill. I think there should also be some consideration given to repeat violators. These are the people who suck all the resources dry, and there should be a penalty attached to that behavior.
Remember, too, that there is now a state law that allows municipalities to bill property owners for clean-up and bill costs as part of the property tax.
The solution is obvious.
STEVE PRICE for OEO - he'll nickel and dime the violators 'til they're black and blue.
Who told you that?
His rich uncle?
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