Supervisor Boosts Code Enforcement Budget by $80k to Bump up Staffing

RIVERSIDE - At least one Riverside County code enforcement officer laid off due to county budget cuts could be back on the job soon, thanks to an $80,000 allocation today by Supervisor Jeff Stone.

The supervisor pledged to withdraw funds directly from his community improvement budget in support of code enforcement operations.

''Our budget cuts (over the last four years) have been chipping away at code enforcement officers and managers,'' Stone said. ''We're pushing code enforcement officers below a safe threshold. There's only so much one human being can do.''

Stone sought to multiply his $80,...