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St. Paul / Citation policy under review

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Anonymous Pioneer Press said...

All violations now to be reviewed by inspections deputy
By Dave Orrick
dorrick@pioneerpress.com
Updated: 11/25/2009 12:10:52 AM CST


St. Paul officials are reviewing how and when inspectors write tickets for a range of issues, from fire code violations to zoning compliance.

In the meantime, about 80 inspectors have been told to funnel any potential citations through their department's second in command before proceeding, a change from current practice. Citations are still being issued, said Dick Lippert, deputy director of inspections for the city's Department of Safety and Inspections.

"There is no moratorium," Lippert said. "We're just rewriting the protocols. It's not a big deal."

Whether an inspector writes a ticket for a violation has always been subject to review by a superior. "The difference is they're talking to me," Lippert said.

Lippert said he instituted the new practice as part of his continuing efforts, in consultation with the city attorney's office, to standardize practices in the department, which was formed within the past two years by combining parts of several different departments, some of which had different standards of evidence-gathering and documentation.

"This is something we're just getting around to," Lippert said. "We had a situation where it was being done a number of different ways, and it created confusion. And I don't like confusion."

Lippert refused to provide examples — actual or hypothetical — illustrating how, say, an inspector documenting a carbon monoxide detector violation might have differed from one documenting an electrical wiring violation. But he emphasized that the policy review wasn't prompted by citations falling apart on their way to prosecution.
"I can't think of a single case where they (city attorneys) declined to prosecute," he said. "I don't think anything (specific) really brought this about."

Data wasn't readily available Tuesday on the volume of citations inspectors write. Lippert added that the bulk of the money from each paid fine goes to the court system. For his department, writing tickets is a "money loser," he said. As it reviews its policy, the department is examining how it uses its other tools — license revocation, for example — in concert with ticket writing, he said.

Lippert also underscored that, "Contrary to what some people say, our goal is not to write tags. Ninety-plus percent of the time, when we tell someone to do something, they do it."

Dave Orrick can be reached at 651-292-1159.

9:50 AM  
Anonymous Bill Dahn said...

Bud LIghtning said... 12:42 PM
Good wording.

What's this about the inspectors grabbing college grads as their assistants, the inspectors are required to have a college degree to be legal and a few big named doesn't have the required credentials and they have been violating your rights.

Hey code thief's "Remember" when you and the boys were taking thing out of Nancy Oysterman garage on 'Jesamine' St. and that was I "Bill Dahn" and a friend that pulled around by garage and seen you and your companions taking Nancy's belongings.

Bill Dahn
www.BillDahn.com

2:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here is an example of code enforcement in St. Paul.

http://www.slideshare.net/Sharon4Anderson/transcript-20aug09vandenortha092031

6:17 AM  
Anonymous Line in Sand Nancy Lazaryan said...

Hey Guys Nancy is still fighting
United We Stand Divided We Fall
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33082780&postID=8687800237441815601

11:34 AM  
Anonymous Lazaryan Cnn Video said...

Line in Sand Nancy Lazaryan is fighting back Big Time against the City as they FAIL to Answer A09-1115 check out her file

3:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sharon, how long does it take for you to understand we don't comment on your stuff because its frequently off-topic.

That's rude on your behalf.
Its rude to the owner of the blog for you to continue to change subject and provide link away from the blog to another one owned by you.

Its also annoying to the readers for you to do this all of the time.

If you don't have links directly related to the topic, restrain yourself.

6:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bill Dahn 2:13 PM said

the inspectors are required to have a college degree to be legal and a few big named doesn't have the required credentials and they have been violating your rights.

he's right
look into it

6:17 AM  
Anonymous Sharon4AttorneyGeneral said...

You guys are so STUPID, Public Info, Nancy Lazaryan has been fighing DSI in the Appelate Courts, Links are the Video's and Court Files, This time I will never post to this secondary blog, I do not want STUPID Comments

Ignorance of the Law is no Excuse Ignorance of the WWW also is No Excuse

7:45 AM  
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HEARD THAT BEFORE!!!!

The Gadfly will be yelling those words from her death bed as she makes her last post to spam A Democracy.

WTF are you bitching about Sharon?
Your spam linked to the crazy lady didn't get deleted.

11:20 AM  

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