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Mayor Kuzma said he is not in favor of pausing the program; however, there needs to be changes <br /> to the program in how they address issues. He suggested moving forward with the title change to <br /> Property Maintenance Coordinator and have more training around approaching situations <br /> educationally. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove shared that she wants the resident to know that if they feel the need to <br /> come forward to the Council that it will come forward sooner than it currently is. She added that <br /> she likes the idea of renaming the program and having additional education on how to approach <br /> these situations. <br /> Councilmember Howell stated some of her concerns are with situations where the code <br /> enforcement has not been reasonable. She added that the enforcement seems excessive, and she <br /> would like there to be assurances that their direction moving forward will be educational so that <br /> the residents do not have negative experiences with this program that their tax dollars are paying <br /> for. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff said what they are discussing does not seem like it is an issue with <br /> the program but rather the management within the program that more attention can be spent on <br /> personnel. He added that he agrees with the concerns being shared; however, he does not see a <br /> problem with the program and its policies. He said that when they have talked about this in the <br /> past, they always wanted this program to be focused on education and he does not feel like the <br /> program has changed to be in line with this. <br /> City Administrator Hagen shared that this discussion that Councilmember Woestehoff is referring <br /> to happened before most of the current members of Staff were here. He stated it is management's <br /> responsibility to reiterate these expectations to their Staff and if these expectations are not being <br /> met then they will need to address this as a performance issue. He added that he believes the title <br /> change will help the public understand that this is an education-first approach. <br /> Councilmember Howell asked if there will be enough of a cultural shift by implementing classes <br /> and changing the title of the program to create a different kind of interaction for the public. <br /> City Administrator Hagen said yes. He stated that Staff has received enough direction this evening <br /> that they can brainstorm some title change ideas and bring this back to the Council for further <br /> review. He added that they will continue to monitor different training opportunities. <br /> Councilmember Olson noted that he is supportive of the idea of changing the title of the program. <br /> He said it has been distressing for him to hear how code enforcement is currently handling these <br /> situations, and he thinks there should be zero tolerance for this behavior. He explained that if these <br /> discussed changes can affect the program as a whole then he is in support of this; however, he has <br /> a hard time believing that just changing the title of the program will have this effect. <br /> The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to discuss changing the title of this program and <br /> look into training opportunities to improve the program from a resident perspective. <br /> 2.05: Police Chief Recruitment Plan <br /> City Council Work Session / September 24, 2024 <br /> Page 10 of 13 <br />