FULTON – Mayor Deana Michaels has promoted Malcolm Wettering to Bureau Chief of the City of Fulton Bureau of Codes Enforcement.
Wettering has been a Code Enforcement Officer for four years with the City of Fulton. Before that he owned his own plumbing and heating business.
John Dunham will be retiring at the end of the month and the City has started the search process for a new Code Enforcement Officer. The city has also welcomed Tom Trowbridge and Cassandra Jones to the Bureau team in late 2019.
“The Bureau of Code Enforcement is moving in a positive new direction with high expectations and goals,” Wettering said. “The goal is to improve the quality of life and standard of living for the City of Fulton. With the proper tools and resources I can see the department moving to a new level. It’s out with the old way of doing business and in with new policy, procedure, a better customer experience and an education first approach. Team Codes is ready for this new improved challenge”
“Coming into office the Bureau of Codes was a clear priority for me. While the issues were not created overnight and will not be fixed overnight, change needs to happen now,” Michaels said. “Since I’ve been mayor, we’ve looked at new training opportunities, enhancing the customer experience, improving our staffing model, updating forms, fees and fines and collaborating with the fire and police departments, the assessor and the courts system to make our neighborhoods cleaner and safer.”
The Police Department and the Bureau are working together on a program to address activity at vacant properties throughout the city.
When City Hall can open up to the public the Bureau has redesigned their physical space to be more inviting and efficient for the customer. The Bureau is also working on cleaning up forms and improving accessibility of information.
The mayor also asked that all codes vehicles be clearly marked so that residents know when the vehicles are in their neighborhoods. The mayor has been visiting the neighborhoods to see firsthand the issues. She will continue these efforts by riding along with the codes departments to address problem areas.
“While the COVID outbreak changed the way we work at City Hall, we still moved forward on improving the way the City works and the Bureau of Code Enforcement was our top priority and remains our top priority,” Michaels said.
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Mayor ..a great place for Malcolm to start would be ….that bath house at that place called cesspool northbay campground…i bet he would close it….well maybe its legal…dont know how when you can look between rest rooms from mens rm.to the ladies rest rm…but enjoy your selfs…never will spend my money in fulton..i drive to any where but mayberry….good luck deanna on this road trip….im all over you guys…one wrong turn and i will surely post it …thanks for all your help with what i do for this county’s veterans…you have been there every step and a shout out to the veterans agency for her help also….NOT…
One problem mrs.mayor…i didn’t know the camp site at the point in that campground is a permanent site? Why was someone camping there over all weekend long? Its not a permanent site ..campground not supposed to be open till monday….yet it was occupied by a camper…..what is going on in this town….people open your eyes its our money the officials are playing with….lets all watch them and make them ALL do the right thing…take care of US….not let them set themselves up for retirement….i post and yet no shout out yet….GREAT JOB…..again thanks for all your help…..i wish you folks really knew how hard a veteran struggles with daily tasks…yet i help by buying them instruments and teach them how to play….outta my pocket and no i ask for nothing in return exept a song….enjoy that ac office as we continue to plug through…..thanks AGAIN