A local law is on the agenda for Monday night’s City Council work session to look at an update of the city’s code enforcement law following direction from the state.

According to the city council agenda, the city was recently informed by the state that an update of the Code Enforcement law was recommended, specifically looking at Section Four: Building Permits, Section Nine: Unsafe Buildings, Structures and Equipment and Conditions of Imminent Danger, and Section 10: Operating Permits.

The Building Permits section updates look specifically at whether or not a local government wishes to exempt certain categories of work from the building permit requirement. The state provided two alternate recommendations to this section, one outlining what categories may be exempted, and the second if the local government does not wish to exempt any category.

Section Nine: Unsafe Buildings, Structures and Equipment and Conditions of Imminent Danger, requires the local government to make reference to another local law that establishes that government’s procedures to identify and address any unsafe buildings, structures, etc. The state’s recommendations also provide two alternative options for the city to place in their law, with a few different language options for both.

And in the Operating Permits Section, the updates, similar to the Building Permits, put in required language as to whether or not the city would like to exempt from the operating permit requirement for operation of certain buildings.

The updates to this local law will be discussed at the City Council work session, and begins the 20 day required public comment period.

Also on the agenda is an eminent domain request from the state to take part the sidewalk at Fourth Street and Prendergast Avenue to install new curbing and light poles, state grant applications for strategic planning and feasibility studies as well as to help the city undertake new housing developments, and an $80,000 change order for work on the city hall roof.

The council’s work session begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the police training room on the fourth floor of city hall. Council committees meet before the work session. The Housing Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in the police training room with the Finance Committee at 7 p.m. in the mayor’s fourth floor conference room, the Public Safety Committee in the police training room at 7 p.m. and the Public Works Committee in the Development Department conference room at 7 p.m.