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What do you do in someone just says no? That they are not going to follow the law?

That’s a policy issue the Electric City Council discussed Tuesday night after approving new forms the city’s code enforcer will use to inform people when they need to correct a “nuisance” code violation.

But the subject of a rooster came up. Someone owns one who lives near Councilmember Brian Buche.

The city allows chickens — up to six — but not roosters, which can be persistently noisy.

Buche said a neighbor not far from the offending bird in his neighborhood works a security job at night and asleeps in the day. Crowing is not welcome. But if such an owner refused to get rid of the offending bird, or any other violation at issue, what does the city do?

“I think that’s a [layer] issue,” said Clerk Peggy Nevsimal. “We don’t have a process for that.”

The conversation turned to steps that would encourage compliance, such as meaningful daily penalties. $280 a day was mentioned.

In other business, the council also adopted a measure to allow labeling a house as “dangerous,” a specific label that allows for certain abatements to take place; approved an agreement with Grant County for placement of a county ballot box on city property; passed an interlocal agreement with the Regional Board of Mayors; and set a special meeting date to consider how to spend $289,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for April 27 at 6 p.m.

Nevsimal has to fill in that information on an application by the 28th.