{"id":19296,"date":"2016-08-24T13:14:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T17:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=19296"},"modified":"2016-08-24T18:16:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T22:16:47","slug":"will-bylaw-enforcement-get-tougher-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/will-bylaw-enforcement-get-tougher-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Huntsville’s bylaw enforcement get tougher in the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is Huntsville doing enough to enforce its bylaws? That was the question up for discussion amongst councillors at today\u2019s General Committee meeting (August 24).<\/p>\n

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It was broached by the Town\u2019s CAO, Denise Corry, who wanted to know what level of enforcement Council is looking for from Town staff. Huntsville has just two bylaw officers, making enforcement of its many bylaws difficult to stay on top of.<\/p>\n

“To plan for 2017 and forward, we need to know what position this committee has with respect to bylaw enforcement,” said Corry. “Are we going to be proactive or reactive when it comes to our bylaw department?”<\/p>\n

Chair Brian Thompson opened the discussion with the comment, \u201cThis should be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councillor Jason Fitzgerald started with a bigger question: \u201cWhat bylaws do we actually need?\u201d and suggested that a review of existing bylaws should be the first step.<\/p>\n

Deputy Mayor Karin Terziano said a more proactive response from staff is necessary.<\/p>\n

It seems like a lot of our bylaws are complaint driven\u2026 let\u2019s not wait for the complaint to come in (especially for repeat offences). As far as parking goes, I firmly believe that we need to do better with parking enforcement. If that means a summer student, then hire a summer student. As far as our bylaw officers are concerned\u2026 have we determined what\u2019s a priority? Are they doing what we want them to do?
\ndeputy mayor Karin Terziano<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mayor Scott Aitchison said that a summer student might help with the problem of people over-staying their spots or parking in no-parking zones, but that Huntsville’s lack of parking also needs to be addressed. “If we are going to have free parking, then we have to enforce that people are actually parking in parking spots while at the same time we need to provide more parking in our downtown core.”<\/p>\n

Councillor Dan Armour added that he wants to see consistency in how the bylaws are enforced, while Councillor Bob Stone noted that perhaps the consequences of infractions aren’t steep enough particularly with parking. “People are parking right under the no parking signs… Part of the problem is tickets are only 15 bucks,” said Stone. “If you only get a parking ticket once a week, 15 bucks for parking right next to the business you’re working in seems to be okay with them. Maybe increasing the price of the ticket might help the solution.”<\/p>\n

Corry suggested that staff could, in slower months, start evaluating the existing bylaws and come back to committee with a report identifying where most of their time is spent on enforcement to ensure that it\u2019s in the areas most important to Committee.<\/p>\n

The bylaw enforcement officers have many functions throughout the year, noted Derrick Hammond, the Town\u2019s Executive Director of Development Services. Summer is often consumed by enforcement while there are other year-round functions like licensing and court appearances.<\/p>\n

Along with the review of those bylaws, it would be fair to staff to also establish procedures as to how those bylaws are to be implemented and they need to be approved by council so that staff can go forward and know that the bylaws they are enforcing and the way that they are enforcing them have been endorsed by this group.
\nDerrick Hammond, Executive Director of Development Services for the Town of Huntsville<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thompson wondered if some of the bylaw functions could be off-loaded to other departments, citing the possibility of selling dog licenses at the library as an example. Hammond said that staff could consider such options as part of the review.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your perspective, Huntsville? How could the Town better enforce its bylaws? Weigh in with a comment below.<\/p>\n

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