Taking place at the city’s new commission chambers, Park City officials discussed changes to the mayor’s office as the position of code enforcement officer was deemed no longer necessary for the city. No additional pay will be tendered to Mayor Donna Scavo or her staff for the added responsibility. Gage Wilson/for Glasgow News 1
By GAGE WILSON
for Glasgow News 1
Park City will no longer employ a code enforcement officer after a municipal order was approved at the recent special-called meeting of the Park City Commission.
Code enforcement duties will be handled by the mayor’s office, with possible assistance from Barren County Sheriff’s deputies when needed, according to Mayor Donna Scavo.
City officials stressed that existing ordinances remain in effect.
“This order won’t get rid of any ordinances about keeping your yards clean or anything like that,” Commissioner Mike Burgess said, while Scavo added that her office will send certified letters to properties found in violation.
The change follows a months-long dispute with former city clerk Sue Whobrey, who claimed she was owed $6,440 in back pay and mileage reimbursement for performing code enforcement work for four months. City officials rejected the claim, arguing that code enforcement was already part of the clerk’s duties and that no ordinance authorized additional pay.
Whobrey is not pursuing legal action against the city, which she had previously threatened.
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