Scott Bragg named Compliance Officer
By Nathan Straus News Reporter

As of October 1, Chandler's new code compliance officer is on duty. Scott Bragg, born and raised in the area, has been named to the position and has been in law enforcement for over 15 years.

Jim Moffeit, city administrator, said Bragg has worked as a jailer and as a Chandler police officer around three years ago.

"He's level headed and capable," Moffeit said. "He will do this job very well; he knows how to handle things."

Moffeit added that he knew Bragg was going to be the best candidate because Bragg had been employed in the area before, and having some Bragg's information already on hand would shorten the hiring process.

Bragg said he enjoyed the job, but that it was quiet at this point in time.

"Right now what we're doing is going over the city ordinances and making sure they don't conflict with state laws," Bragg said.

Bragg added that he estimates he will begin sending notices to those in violation of city ordinance by next week, starting on Monday, October 15. There are already several cases to be addressed once the city ordinance laws are looked over.

"We're seeing junk vehicles, refrigerators on the lawn, and grass that needs mowing," Bragg said.

The way the city will handle com- pliance issues, Bragg said, is it will start by sending a notice to a property owner whose property is in violation.

"Our first step is to get into contact with the property owner, either by certified mail or a notice on the door," Bragg said.

Once the owner has been contacted there will be a ten day grace period during which time the ordinance violation in question must be corrected.

"So long as people are willing to get their property clean we'll work with them on giving them extensions," Bragg added. "The main goal is to get the city cleaned up."

If the ten days have passed and the property owner isn't being cooperative, there will be problems in the form of court citations.

Moffeit said those in violation of ordinances will likely be charged as punishment.

"We're asking those in violation to take care of their property, " Moffeit said.