Patrick Milatovic Named 2009 MACE Code Enforcement Officer Of The Year Patrick Milatovic of St. Charles is the MACE 2009 Code Enforcement Officer of the Year. The honor was presented at the annual banquet during the 17th annual Business and Educational Conference on March 26. Milatovic and Ryan Kasper-Cushman of Kansas City were the two nominees. The Code Enforcement Officer of the Year is chosen by a committee of five MACE members, with a board member serving as committee chairman. The committee chose Milatovic. Officer Milatovic has been employed as a Police Officer for 33 years, the last 27 with the City of St. Charles. In April of 2005, he was appointed to the Division of Community Development and assigned to the Code Enforcement Division as a Code Enforcement Police Officer. This was a new position for the city and did not come with a lot of direction. Officer Milatovic seized the opportunity and began working with staff to rewrite procedures, improve ordinances and make positive changes to the division. Milatovic has busted an active meth lab, been support for city staff in the field and managed to collect thousands of dollars in unpaid business licenses. Officer Milatovic has received his ICC Property Maintenance Inspector Certification and serves as the Vice President of the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement. Milatovic started the St. Charles Neighborhood Preservation Partnership. This is a new not-for-profit organization that is teaming up with the Police Department, city staff and private industry to work together for the betterment of the City of St. Charles. The organization will work with residents in need, subdivisions and industry by promoting crime prevention through education, neighborhood clean ups and working with the elderly and needy to assist in bringing their property into compliance with city codes. Officer Milatovic serves on the Board of Directors as the President of the organization.
Presentation at Annual Conference / March 26, 2009 (Click on any photo for larger view.)
Presentation at St. Charles City Council Meeting / April 21, 2009 (Click on any photo for larger view.)