Town marshal reports 107 tracked properties and pilots new enforcement tracking tool

Town Marshal Keith presented the department’s monthly report and an overview of code enforcement activity. The department is tracking 107 properties and has escalated fines on several addresses. Keith said the department previously relied on a more complex paper workflow and has streamlined the process into a three‑step PDF workflow that can be printed from a vehicle or emailed to the clerk to start the tracking process.

Marshall Keith described a pilot HTML tracking interface he and Deputy Tash have been using and compared it to iWorkQ, a cloud‑based case management system that would allow photos and video to be uploaded and produce court‑ready packets for the town attorney. Keith said iWorkQ would cost about $50 per user per month for a professional account but would avoid manual conversion and produce a reliable evidentiary trail for prosecutions; the in‑house tool currently cannot attach photos to the printout. Council asked about photo and body‑cam link workflows and whether staff could add a checkbox to indicate whether media exist. Keith recommended continuing the pilot for a couple months and then deciding whether to subscribe to iWorkQ if the pilot’s limits prove constraining.

Why it matters: improved tracking and documented evidence can strengthen enforcement actions, reduce legal risk, and shorten the time to court if violations are contested. The council signaled support for the pilot approach while acknowledging potential benefits to a paid cloud system if the needs grow.