HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-14 94-100 ORDINANCEDate WV 2-14-94 Item No. 94-100
MIBANM: mmrding Chaplet' II, Anlage y of tie Lara
Item/Subjem: aN Oniina'"" of tie City of BmaJfm' - Dappa it of
emnnunity and Fcon®ic De Ogacnt
Responsible Department city ma a
Commentary: At tie ti® Ido B I asmiawsl his � es Ditw.K of
Cade ffihoscme¢ arel Fite I3epaition, ve ba1en a pLarudag parrs designed to
look at t1e strmgda, vaanlomae®, ,...a.a+vata,.,ax iatertelatiou- ships, and
otgordaatioal setting of out Cale tilafowcmmit Office. �is effort Lrvolvad Yds
!$all, all of the wpi% of tie Cade enfotcaveit Delardmit, aenbets of rte
Fids Data Ins ent adn x m fire pmx�cn, and repro entativee of tte other
City Depeurtneoloa vtao wssk closely with Cade Enfotcmmit.
A mmmmus enerW regeadisg the future o grLLzati atctsctu a of He
dgaatdoent. Najor issues irslurlsi: amtaa ia,. tte stos fest gation hehseen
hexing, building, ani fixe ; efforts; maimaini M out ta¢xesst one atop
shopping eyst� as a conveniens-x m,tha public; keeepitg Ntle ffiifottaamR
pasomel together in one location; allowing for use of ehaxed
aluilmait orad Office MIUOe ale; and oorrcirmei eagaMsis ant St on maintaining
a tamu easvitdgmsr2. In arMit , evetlmm agtead that a Priority of tla
Depavment skald be ivptwing and making mote arisismit our enfotcamnt of
Various City cWe9 anal ORlvallCes. I world a TmeiKl Utat tiv atteCied
Ordinance bs adopled which vouM eebablish the Code 8nfotcerent fu ctimi As a
divdmdms of Commoity end Fmnanic raver, `„m,t Depardmit. I believe Hat osis
will inte9tate Codes efforts mote closely with thoee of plansving, commiity
d9v9lcpssR, exact sic devslgvmi[ and ddane tie ability of He
otgeisimtion to enforce equally, fairly, and impattfallyYRti.�nga mrb
enp oniirotcen of tba City of Bangor'. IxPanaweaneae
Manager's Comments:
m�IF�01i mklrmm m dauJq` r/ �Nr Od canted
tare
Associated Information: � , Spy of planing Nesting Witt, Cade'
Anfoxcment Division
Budget Approval:
pT'wapee Diwz"
LegalApproval: ]his ikmp mill frgelre iue 5) 0
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Introduerd For
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Aeup:ed W Cownlor Cohen February 14, 1994
CITY OF BANGOR
mTLEJ orbhtwurf Tmendi:g Chal>ter IT, Article 7t of the Mme and
Ordfwses of the City of Bangs __Department of Cmvmmity and Economic
De elopoent.
Bea ordained by Me Cay Cessna of the City ofBenaot,nfo wv
Chapter II, Article 7, Section 1 of the Laws and Oidinanees of the
-City of Berger is hereby mrertletl as follows:
Sec. 1. Department of CLmnmmfty and FKannic revedooaar
There is hereby esteblislrai a Department of Ca ty aroft
Bconmic Eevelcgssent for t1e City of Burger. This DeparVeent
shall Consist of the � oaredopmnt, CLo ty Develogmentr
Am Plamung, aha Cade mrtorcerent Divisions.
Be It Further Crdeixed, THAT:
Chapter II, Article 7, Section 1 of the Toes arl D.d1n•nces of the
City of Bangor is hereby aneMed through the alfltfon of a new, subsection
1.4 as follows:
Sec. 1.4 Cale Pnforcerent Division. the Cale Bnforiment Division shall
be reapcesible for aamvriaterixg and enforcing all onifnanoes and
state ani 5sdaral statures and progrmes cceing within its
jurisdictian including, but not limited to, the BOCA Basic
National euildin3 Nde, BCCA Caere Property Maintenance Code,
State Plwnbfng Regulations, = Basic Mechanical Cohn, National
Electrical Cas, land Developulent Code, Bangor Center
FevitaliZation Area Oviinarse, One and Two l'mSly ➢rolling Cade,
and Historic 13esexvatinn @diMnC2.
Be It Further Ordained, THAI:
Chapter I1, Article 7 of the Maus and Onifn="ro= of the City of eargor
is hereby anenued through the addition of a new, ostia: 3 as follows:
Ss. 3. Chief Cade mi£orcamnt Officer. Them is hereby auCMrizad aril
established the position of Chief Caffi miEoxcarent officer. Tte
Chief Officer shall supervise the operatial of
the Cl le hall bemiR intision. T1n Chief Cade IDrto rity an
Officer shall oT appointed by the Director of fitness e�
Economic oevela[ment on the basis
Ci of aerit and fitness shore,
subject to the apPrwel of the City £ie�.
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Pl� Meeting with Cale 0lforcerent Division
tYcmhex 16, 1993
rvrtxavarnDM
The pnpuse of the neetirg was to bring together the euployees of ttm Cstle
E11fOA:O16nt D1Vleial to discuss the MSG= Of the divls1 , its 6tregih6
and wealvesses, its .Unteuelatioshtpa with o City =, ami the
oxgarization ani dfrectfm of the d£vision given tla pending rotiramat of
its current director, 1tm foal.
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Pdcll individual expressed the top one or tw fuo tions of the Divis£on as an
incranv-tion to developing a mission s[ateimvt. Besed on the idantificatlon
of theee functions, the grwp agrees to the following mission atetermt.
the m Ssion of the Code &iforceoent Division is to protest the health
and safety of the public by enfarriy equally, fa rly, arcl iwp*tarry
the applicable modes and ordvmues of the City of Bare through an
aggrassfve and timely prn9r of prhlic eLmation, fire p[emntton, and
Code m£omeoett while nmti the camoxdty's needs arca edmicfng Its
reputation for a high quality of life.
S1RffiRT➢S nem %W�LS.SlQffiI15 OF i4@ DD IM
191e grtvp id i£dei the following strerq a and amgrlSshmnts of the Coie
im£orcarert Division:
Scellent cueVimr service through one stop shopping, xesponsiveeas and
tireliness, the use Of somd discretion and aasmn sense fn the
intexpvetat of codes, mi ewelleK CoaNvution bet men inspectors to
=mra that the public is nest given dtf£erent answers by dLffex
Ltlividvals.
Strong.^.^•:^ Code. ertorcerent which has resultei in quality built
Structures dwougluut the City.
A scrump ability ro Shift gears within the office not only in Ceara of
dealing with a variety of people bat also a wide range of subject mstter.
9 pravisioa of quality code intespaetat£Cos to the public.
Bceittve attitudes smog the eiployees of the Divisive.
A r tion in the nue ed severity of at tore fires in the City of
Bangor.
A high level of expgr:e= in tM various cod which l.t in rte Lest
inspeotiam provided anynhere in tis state of Maine.
l pp o ceordvmtian with otM City dvw� £m olved in specific areas
of Code Sn£oxcenant activities.
ne deva cpr of e=aimt relationships with local mchit ani
engineers as well ae architects ancl engineers five oilier pazts of the state
a country.
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mne ab5lity to lwnAln stress wa11.
A sT.tte9Mp11y12.1' operation to ensure Mat MlSpeettals are porfoID qa{ y.
Di4xm � of oo a enfo arent, efforts, penin ly in the axes
of docmenting wtrexe discretion has been used Sn the 3 texpmCaTion of a co e
or ordv�mce.
MT s
mho group thm identified the follovug arms of mieem or areas of reed for
the Dap�.
lead ate egAi t in sme nine includL office furniture, the dfvisfore
copier, aid sawtimes vehiclm otdch axe unaeliable.
' reed to use grmter office tecF ology and cmauter applications to
pxacres the 8 <r'+^°+= lapenoork aml to Diane with infoo<atioa from
otter dm.� vAfch is lrelpful to Code Podoxceoantr sash a Assessing.
In sane iretarem, ca that trete may he too ,n,.,•x papatvork.
mire reed for gxmter emmomicatfon within the office inclix ng writ goals
and eblectfves, R rating iretnletionsr sVssdanl pt�.
A reed for regular staff meetings which are based m a pxea=mngrsl agenda aM
1v short so that they don't infant ufon tM Division's ability to asst
public creed.
A road for a gxmter mmlier of pexsomol.
A need for clmxer priorities including an eualaatfon of the reed to continue
W do eva ythi g the Division ie currently doing and the possibility of
equa =i inisicctfon 10 is m certain areas.
An evaluation of what could be tone better in such arms ae the use of light
duty pereonrel, use of fire persomrel, and 1dittoral training.
T reed to clarify the Division's ov�l policy on enfoxcerent, claxdfy
confusion which currently exist regarding the citation process, tlo use of
the 80A p nc®s, and the nreed to advise the decision nelrers including the
City Co a Tn advmce of any enfoccamant actions.
df¢ reed for an o all City policy and appxmch tuwxd bright x®mnal affi
the de tion of certain buildings. This includes the meed to clarify
fording souxcm ard legal paucroses.
ivfxvuod mmunimtian with tba Fire ..g the rivalry which
may exist bet can £.ire suppression and prerentim antivitim a tl r m to
educate fixe
personnel x�xdiol tl process mid lea issues.
bdimced in -Twee education.
Heir¢ camvmfcation within the City structure fr m both the hotter up and
the top dam.
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ii ny,r'. , n,ia eve
Ta Cade Etdorcmmt Personal rocagn that they oust interact cvnsfstmtly
with a mmbei of other City c gaNsationa m order effectively cagy mit
thein fwctfon. the grtwp that evaluatai the:. relationship with these other
Departments.
Fixe >� In general, the group felt that itis relationship u
Cade mnfmeemnt and Fire had ivprovei, Wt that m re v k ie namsary.
Specific adlressel regarding the need for Cada Enf=ssent to
L at Deparwa staff level meetings, the nmol for a roe
clealy defivad Grain of camrend, and the reel for almatton of £ire
personnel on code issues as well as; due p sss and legal issfs.
Planni na The g feels that there is now a goad mlationeMp
Delwean oxle and Planning due m etch closer �tion between Nancy Sari
lmrrado as Zoning officer, and personnel m the PleOung ➢arm nt. While
Problem still arise from tine to time, Nanny and Pianaung Persou¢l meet
fraF ly to discuss dseuee in order to ifum that Wde En£orcment and
Planning swan.
]naLmerfm. The gaup felt }urze again that tlw alationshiP w1N
Wgi.neering lrai inpxovsd ova the last eevaal years.
aZ22. the gro p hes been pleased with the legal Dom•= ability to
assist than and provide than wlth info=tion. 'They feel that this
relationship as also ivprovei raautly.
Cin Clerk. she grwnp feels that their relationship with the Qty Clerk's
office has been and coRumee to be very pfftive.
Police Daoaxrnenn[. afia Nle Znforcavan[ personnel see the Police Departient
as extra sets of Pass in the a®mmaty. Evince often rain refmrals to Cada
hlnforoenent wham they =me a=ss difficult situations.
xsseesin Herr again, U relationship is generally goo . It nes pointai
out,1V ever, th9t a Closer tie in to Ute infonaiticn Of ttc Assessf J
Departsent woultl be helpful to tie Cade offif dory its wok.
AiaovY n e. Ttw_ Cotle staff feels that there is a need for a clava
alatioshfp with the Airport Deparmmt . �ly in regani to
develcpuent issuee on Airport property.
lati
mn��t. The gap felt that tare reeds a a much iuQnovxl
3atfoshfP with the Sctwl n• parciculaly in regard to their
canatnstiov pro5eats.
In g eral, the Cede offioa felt tl it would W talpful if all City staff
would be made scam of their resparsibilit m aceive permits and to work
with the Cade Enforcas3.t roaan city Pmjeots. 6 e this has
iv sued sfe.Lnat in to last saetal ymrs, there retain Problem with the
City following its own p..,-aa..m and havimt apprgsiately llCsnSnl personnel
do varirvs wox'k on City Wfldi and facilities.
�Rffi4l'M WNB(/JPNn@Pf
T9e wrong indicated these has not been nnrh of a mlationship In recent yeas
betwcan Cade &nfoxeEemt and �ty mncpa� and irdicatul that toy
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ihmght a n active mlaticns ip m T}e area of ]enmfng and taxgetal Cade
Enfort@rent might he possible.
FIRVI✓e dYd+IIIZATId3L 9PRIA.'1'URE
1fie lest item T}mt was dispmsal at the planning meeting esa the fub
oxgm ization of the Code Cnfot Office, l^"r'^'n^`ly ire location wtthin
the ozeml.l city etxucdnm. As a pmIude to eloping sere ideas in this
axes, the group outlined a number of cone which they felt should d given
stx camidemiv'"• in looking at Code's fut place in the City
oxgm izatfon. xlese included:
1. co n� U cuxrvnt strong mteryratfw bedaeen housing, Iuilding
and fin in p m effoxta.
2. Maintaining the cu� one stop slopping system as a convenieere to
the ptblic.
3. Keeping all of the Code btnf� persmmel toget in ore
looatiw.
4. Allowing for co U use of the score stand equipnznt era office
materials.
5. Conisnnad etmae and naintmerce m a teem emiixement.
After Identifying these aucema, mploy s vete eskal to express their
preference as to m otgmdzatimal lure. In gereral, the gtwp seined to
feel ih t a transfx of the Co a Etdoxceient Division Fixe
agxtvoa t to the Camwifty ani Ewncnic Dmmlcpr DepattIIent weld be
appropriate and mould eller ttvn w intayate better with the City's Overall
land ,+ap+cp� a camnmlty preservation efforts. TTe primary concern
which was exlm mi with such a tmmfex was the re sity to con 3 to a
stxrmg mlatlw p with rte Fire Dap w in the etas of fire ptevmntfwn
and a need to protxt those Individuals in Cade E nforcmomt oto axe currently
in a special retfraomt plmn ftw loosing any of ttw/. � benefits.
sen= discussion also U place regatavg rte pot t l for g wally
t itiuilng tMce preiticre currontly held by certified fixe pacsamal to
civilian posit mH t}e possibility of hiring retired fixefighters on a
Party loris to fill these prnit as tMy bn:ace vacmrc.
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IN CITY COUNCIL
ORUINANEE
February 14, 1994
First Reading Referred to
Appropriate Cosmlttee
( TITLE,)
Amending Chapter I1, Article 7,.Of
the City
m
of Bangor - Department of Community
l BRn
BR
'
and Economic Development.
IN CM COUNCIL
February 28, 1994
Aesigned to
Passed Vote: 9Yee
Councilors Voting Yes:
3Wp.n
L0'(
Baldacci. Blanchette, Cohen,
Popper,
Cavo Ibsen
Shubert, Soucy, Store, Sullivan.&
Tyler
B''
CITY CLERK