LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council this week will consider strategies to recruit police officers and hear from the city’s code enforcement division about its operations.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The agenda can be found here.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in “listen mode” only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
The council on Tuesday will discuss providing direction to City Manager Kevin Ingram regarding the implementation of a recruitment and retention incentive program to attract and retain highly qualified personnel for hard-to-fill positions within the Lakeport Police Department, which has struggled to retain officers.
The city’s code enforcement division also will offer an update to the council on its operations, including an overview of violation resolution processes, International Property
Maintenance Code and a summary of active cases.
Also on Tuesday, the council will hold a public hearing to consider amending the Lakeport Municipal Code to adopt the 2022 California Building Codes, meet new Public Works volunteer Ken Kelsen, receive a presentation on the Clean Water Program and consider executing the second extension in the form of an amendment to the professional services agreement with The Retail Coach for retail strategies.
On the consent agenda — items usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on Oct. 18 and the special meeting on Oct. 27; and approval of the minutes of the Measure Z Advisory Committee meeting on Oct. 19.
The council also will hold a closed session to conduct a performance evaluation of the city manager.
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Lakeport City Council to discuss police retention and code enforcement cases
- Elizabeth Larson