Most of the building code violations founds at the Butler City Building during an inspection in August have been corrected or will be fixed with some projects being planned.

Most of the code violations found at the Butler City Building during an inspection last August have been corrected or will be soon fixed.

Safety issues like reinspecting a fire extinguisher and making electrical repairs were addressed immediately following the inspection, and several others have also been corrected, said John Evans, city building code official.

“All the life and safety issues were taken care of immediately. They were done by our maintenance department. Money was put in the budget to take care of the other issues and we'll continue to peck away at the other issues until we get done,” Evans said.

Since then a leak in the roof was repaired, drywall damaged by the leak was replaced and cracked and broken front exterior stairs were repaired, he said.

Overgrown weeds that obstructed the sidewalk along Washington Street were removed, said code enforcement officer Derek Shick.Evans said $70,000 allocated in this year's budget will be used for masonry repairs and replacing four of the building's six air conditioning units. The air conditioning was not part of the code inspection.Stones along the front exterior stairs, stones and bricks at a side entrance to the building and repointing grout between exterior bricks in places where it's needed are included in the masonry project, Evans said.He said the city engineer is preparing the bid specifications for the masonry and air conditioning projects and council is expected to advertise for bids in June or July.“We have money in the budget. We've been chipping away at some of those (violations). We budgeted money for that,” Mayor Ben Smith said.Smith said many of the issues, including the stairs, were corrected before he took office in January.“I've not been made aware they're an ongoing issue. I walk up and down (the stairs) every day and I've never noticed an issue.The only violation that hasn't been addressed is carpet in the city clerk's office. Duct tape covers a few tears in the carpet and the carpet is worn thin in several places. Evans said council could allocate money in next year's budget to replace the carpet.He said progress is being made toward correcting the issues.“Our motto in this office is as long as you're working on it and moving in the right direction, we'll work with you,” he said.