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Enforcement officers

Only a designated enforcement officer can issue a cease and desist order. Record each designation on Enforcement officers, in the Administration group under Settings, as the board adopts it, so the record shows who authorized the officer and when.

The Enforcement officers page listing Sam Clerk, Code Enforcement Officer, designated by the Select Board.

Designate an officer​

  1. Choose Designate an officer.
  2. Pick the Officer. The list holds active staff whose roles can issue orders, which means people with the Land use staff or Inspector role. Invite the person first if they are not listed. See inviting staff.
  3. Enter their Title. It starts as Code Enforcement Officer.
  4. Enter Designated by, the body that adopted it. It starts as Select Board.
  5. Enter the Date adopted. It cannot be in the future.

Each designation is listed like this: "Sam Clerk, Code Enforcement Officer. Designated by Select Board on October 7, 2025."

Change or end a designation​

Edit corrects the title, the authority or the date, but not the person. To designate someone else, end this designation and add a new one.

End this designation asks for the Last day as officer, which starts as today. After that day the person is no longer a designated officer. The entry stays on the page with "ended" and the date.

Roles are separate​

Designating an officer does not give anyone a role. The person still needs the Land use staff or Inspector role to work enforcement cases.