Date & Time
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Name
Building Strong Cross-Sector Partnerships for Strategic Code Enforcement
Speakers
Sally Martin O'Toole, City of Cleveland, Ohio
Daniel Schaffzin, University of Tennessee Winston College of Law
Doug Leeper, Willdan Consulting
Joe Schilling, Urban Institute
Daniel Schaffzin, University of Tennessee Winston College of Law
Doug Leeper, Willdan Consulting
Joe Schilling, Urban Institute
Description
- Learn how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of your community’s existing code enforcement collaborations and partnerships using a framework from the new practitioner's guidebook Strategic Code Enforcement
- Hear how local housing directors, code managers, and attorneys have built new inter-agency and inter-departmental collaborations, and learn concrete strategies for identifying and aligning common goals across partners
- Develop skills for cultivating and sustaining meaningful partnerships with city and county officials, community organizations, nonprofits, and neighborhood residents—even through leadership transitions and shifting priorities