Staff will make a presentation and be available for questions on the Code Enforcement Division Dirty Dozen Update. This presentation focuses on some of the most challenging properties in Billings in terms of compliance with codes like junk vehicles, abandoned structures, unsecured structures, and other violations. The last report to City Council was in July 2020. This report will update the last report and report on new cases reaching the top 12 list. No formal action is needed on this item.

The Code Enforcement Division has provided a Quarterly Report to the City Council beginning in August 2017. This reporting period was changed to twice per year instead of each quarter. Due to overlapping priorities, the semi-annual reporting was delayed at the end of 2020 and the first half of 2021. The report contains case information on some of the most intractable active public nuisance cases handled through the Code Enforcement Division. The Code Enforcement Officer handling most of the blighted and abandoned property public nuisance cases is Craig Salzman. Officers Tanya Punt, Todd Morgan and Marshall Glunt also handle public nuisance cases involving collections of junk, junk vehicles, trash and debris. Over the last 5 1/2 years, the Division has handled over 600 public nuisance cases, closing 87% of those cases. The Division currently has 80 active public nuisance cases and 38 of those involve blighted, abandoned or dangerous structures. This report details some of these active cases. This semi-annual report has been named the "Dirty Dozen".

The division has received 3,100 new complaints so far in 2021. This is roughly equal to 2020 during the same time period. In addition to the 80 active public nuisance cases, the three other Code Enforcement Officers are each carrying about 100-150 active cases on a daily basis. These cases range from untended lawns to unlicensed campgrounds. Active and closed cases are provided on a searchable interactive map on the City of Billings webpages and general cases status information is available through our division Clerk, Trina Adams, 406-237-6146.
 

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