MESSAGE TO ALL RIVERGROVE CITIZENS
The City Attorney notes that Citizen enforcement can be problematic. If done properly, it’s possible, but more often it does become harassment or worse. He feels that it’s best that enforcement be left to professionals. He is not certain he sees a path that would lead to City liability from citizen enforcement, if we’ve explicitly encouraged citizens not to do so. Residents were warned of such actions in 2018.
However, he notes the reality is that the City could be pulled into a lawsuit, even if there is no path to liability. Although it is likely that such a lawsuit would be covered by the City’s insurance coverage, it would still be a potential drain on city resources, which the City cannot afford.
For these reasons, the City and OSMB does not condone this sort of activity by our residents. Residents should never take enforcement issues into their own hands.