If the City is going to be $2 million short next year....
....maybe they should do this:
Doraville, Georgia, fined one homeowner $1,000 for stacking firewood in his backyard, according to a lawsuit that accuses the city of aggressive ticketing practices. A government newsletter said in 2015 that Doraville's court system, which collects the fines, brings in "over $3 million annually" and "contributes heavily to the city's bottom line." The population of Doraville is 9,000.
So if Doraville can generate 3 million dollars a year from fines, Peoria should be able to. So, hire $500,000 worth of inspectors and pocket the other $2.5 Million. Problem solved.
This information comes from an article where a woman was fined over $100,000 for dead trees in "her" front yard and a mosquito infested pool in "her" backyard. "Her" is in quotes because a bank foreclosed on her house, she moved, but apparently the foreclosure wasn't finalized and the house was still in her name. The city kept sending letters to that address with fines which were returned by the post office.
finance.yahoo.com/ne ws/florida-woman-fin ed-100-000-101646606 .html