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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Del Norte County Grand Jury • 2016-2017

Code Enforcement

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Findings 5 findings

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The Abatement budget is insufficient to accomplish the goal of eliminating blight in Del

F2 Page 8

Processing of cases by Code Enforcement requires time & judicious discretion concerning

F3 Page 8

Education is lacking in proper means of trash disposal and creating a culture of community

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There is no set dollar amount for Code Enforcement in the DNSWMA budget though it is

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Code Enforcement investigates only complaints received from citizens of the county.

Recommendations 8

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Increase the budget allocation for Code Enforcement abatement.
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Continue judicious prioritizing & processing of Code Enforcement nuisance/blight
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Increase community education about proper trash disposal through radio, newspaper, and
R4
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Continue seeking grants through Calrecycle.
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Complete revision of County Nuisance Code with clear definitions, and a mission statement.
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If additional funds are secured, create an account that could be used to fund abatements.
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Establish an agreement between DNSWMA and Code Enforcement for a set amount of
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There are many violations that are not reported by citizens that Code Enforcement could be