Iva council adopts International Property Maintenance Code in unanimous vote

The Iva Town Council approved Ordinance 2026-011 on second and final reading, adopting the International Property Maintenance Code into the town’s building and codes program.

Town Clerk Tim Taylor and Chief of Police Josh Bench discussed the proposal with the council, saying there was a need "for having the code as part of the town’s building and codes program." Councilman Elmer Powell moved to approve the ordinance, which Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Hart seconded. All council members present voted in favor; the recorded vote was 3-0 and the ordinance was adopted.

The ordinance was presented as a second and final reading. The minutes do not specify the ordinance's implementation date or any amendments; they record only the motion, the second, and the unanimous vote in favor. The minutes also list Mayor Bobby E. Gentry, Mayor Pro-Tem Paul Hart and Councilman Elmer Powell as the members present for the vote; two council members, Dwayne Kelley and Dallas Botts, are recorded absent.

Council materials in the minutes identify the International Property Maintenance Code as the policy being added to the town’s building and codes framework, but do not include the text of the ordinance, a citation to a state statute, or a staff timeline for enforcement. The clerk’s record shows the movement from second reading to adoption but does not list any amendments or a stated effective date.