City officials discuss possible solution to increase code enforcement
Fire Cheif Jan Papelino discusses solutions to increase code enforcement within the City of Norwich with the Common Council. (Screenshot from live streamed meeting)
NORWICH – During the code enforcement budget proposal held at a City of Norwich special joint committee meeting Fire Chief Jan Papelino, who also works for code enforcement, proposed a plan to bring additional support to the department.
"Contracted services is one of the bigger expenses from this year," said Papelino. "It's typically for lawn mowing the city properties and the properties of the home owners that don't take care of their properties. We end up hiring someone to go cut the grass or remove the garbage. That has been quite a bit higher this year than normal."
Standard procedure is to call the owners of the property to let them know that they are in violation of city code. Code Enforcement asks the owners to take care of their lawn or dispose of excess garbage within the next few days. If it is not taken care of then the city must come in to clean up the mess.
"The one thing probably at least two or three of you have talked to me about is potentially adding another code person to the mix," said Papelino to the council.
Recently Papelino was informed that the state has increased the cap on salaries for retired city employees. It now sits at $35,000 for a retired person.
"Right now the current code inspector is making $17.83 an hour as a part time person working 30 hours, four days a week. That's $27,814 annually," said Papelino.
"If we increased him from part time to full time, he would be available five days a week for eight hours a day. We would pay him $16.25 an hour so it's a reduction in his hourly pay but he would make $33,800 a year. That way we would get a full time person that works five days a week."
"This particular individual wouldn't need health insurance or retirement because they're already a retiree," said Alderman Brian Doliver.
"I like it, as long as the employees on board," said Alderman Robert Jeffery "I would be very much in favor because you look at the issues we had last week, and I spoke to Amy last night at the planning commission meeting. They are responding constantly, and it's very difficult for her to take any time off. So in order for us to actually be proactive and be out there and getting to these before we suddenly get a phone call about them it's almost going to be a requirement at this point. So if we can make that work I am very much in favor of that."
"Contracted services is one of the bigger expenses from this year," said Papelino. "It's typically for lawn mowing the city properties and the properties of the home owners that don't take care of their properties. We end up hiring someone to go cut the grass or remove the garbage. That has been quite a bit higher this year than normal."
Standard procedure is to call the owners of the property to let them know that they are in violation of city code. Code Enforcement asks the owners to take care of their lawn or dispose of excess garbage within the next few days. If it is not taken care of then the city must come in to clean up the mess.
"The one thing probably at least two or three of you have talked to me about is potentially adding another code person to the mix," said Papelino to the council.
Recently Papelino was informed that the state has increased the cap on salaries for retired city employees. It now sits at $35,000 for a retired person.
"Right now the current code inspector is making $17.83 an hour as a part time person working 30 hours, four days a week. That's $27,814 annually," said Papelino.
"If we increased him from part time to full time, he would be available five days a week for eight hours a day. We would pay him $16.25 an hour so it's a reduction in his hourly pay but he would make $33,800 a year. That way we would get a full time person that works five days a week."
"This particular individual wouldn't need health insurance or retirement because they're already a retiree," said Alderman Brian Doliver.
"I like it, as long as the employees on board," said Alderman Robert Jeffery "I would be very much in favor because you look at the issues we had last week, and I spoke to Amy last night at the planning commission meeting. They are responding constantly, and it's very difficult for her to take any time off. So in order for us to actually be proactive and be out there and getting to these before we suddenly get a phone call about them it's almost going to be a requirement at this point. So if we can make that work I am very much in favor of that."
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