Marshall County Plan Director Ty Adley discussed a part-time code enforcement officer position with County Council members Tuesday morning.
Director Adley noted that the position wouldn’t be filled until 2019. He told council members, “I’m looking to hopefully advertise by the end the month and have prospects back towards the end of December and somebody hired as soon as we can in January.”
Adley assured the council the employee would be reporting directly to him and wouldn’t be handling enforcement issues on their own right away. He said at first, they’ll just be taking pictures of code violations and handling fact-finding.
He added that the new hire would initially be under his supervision but said he hopes they will eventually take on some more solo responsibilities as they become more familiar with the code enforcement process. He said even at that point, he’ll still provide assistance when it’s required.
Councilman Heath Thornton weighed in on the necessity of such a position. He shared, “I think there’s a need for some code enforcement just driving in the outer county you can see cars just sitting. You know, you collect three, four, five cars around your house in your yard, it’s an eyesore.”
Council members felt that in order to stay consistent with what has already been set in their approved salary ordinance the part-time code enforcement officer should receive the same wage as a part-time building inspector which is set at $18.15 per hour for 2019.
Two separate motions were made; one motion was to approve the job description as presented and the other was to set the wage for the part-time code enforcement officer at $18.15 per hour.
On both motions, five council members voted in favor and Councilwoman Penny Lukenbill abstained from voting since her husband works with the Plan Commission and BZA.
