His Man Mike is under the impression that combining Smith and Cooper on the same team he has created some kind of powerhouse;
Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether said Thursday an organizational change in the Planning and Building Services department is part of his continued efforts to construct what he calls a “powerhouse” of city department leadership.
What the heck is that supposed to mean? More blah, blah, blah, words, words, words. Because if he thinks keeping Cooper on board will help with code enforcement I have some news for him;
“I think one way you improve the process or make code enforcement more simplified is organizationally you improve that structure, and that’s what Kevin and Mike and their teams will work to do,” Huether said.
I think it does need to be simplified, but the due process factor has to also be addressed. As for Cooper helping to the fix the problem, give me a break. He is the problem. He was told back in February of 2009 after an audit that he needed to streamline the process, OVER 18 MONTHS AGO! Councilor Brown referred to his flow-chart of code enforcement as a bad joke. If he hasn’t even made a dent in updating code, what makes you think he is going to fix it now? By keeping the same guard on, you will never fix code enforcement. There needs to be an independent legal review of the ordinances.
It also pains me that every time Mike brings up code enforcement he never mentions ‘due process’ or ‘property rights’ for the citizens. All you are doing is inviting more lawsuits for the city.