Dive Brief:

• Officials in York City, PA are eyeing a plan to give property maintenance inspectors, police officers and public officials the authority to write a ticket on the spot to offenders who violate certain litter laws.
• The "Neighborhood Improvement Ordinance" would cut through any red tape that existed previously between an official witnessing a violation and ultimately collecting a fine for that infringement.
• The city solicitor, Jason Sabol, said that the new system would uphold violations that are already illegal, while the city's building code official, Steve Buffington says the process would produce more revenue for the city, because the money collected would come through the city, instead of through the court system.

Dive Insight:

Violations include issues such as illegal dumping and littering. The fines are being considered as way to grab resident's attention, says Buffington. The York City Council could potentially vote on the ordinance by July 15, 2014.