Performs responsible technical inspections work to enforce and ensure compliance with City codes and ordinances.
Distinguishing Features of the Class
An employee in this class performs inspections, code enforcement, and abatement work to ensure compliance with City codes and ordinances for the public health, safety, and general welfare of the public and environment. The employee enforces minimum housing, nuisance property, junk/abandoned vehicles, parking violations, pedestrian and traffic safety matters, and related codes. Work involves patrolling the City and responding to complaints of possible code violations; performing frequent field inspections to inspect possible code violations; interpreting and explaining ordinances and codes to the public; working with owners and businesses to comply with state and local rules and regulations; issuing notices of violation and civil citations as necessary to mitigate non-compliance; initiates actions on violations as necessary; processes enforcement paperwork; may require appearance in court cases; and prepares and maintains detailed records and reports of violations, complaints, and cases. Work requires strong knowledge of City codes and ordinances and strong public contact and conflict resolution skills. The employee is exposed to inside and outside environmental conditions, vicious animals, and irate citizens. Work is performed under regular supervision and is evaluated through conferences, review of assigned projects, and reactions of the public and property owners.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Tasks
Receives complaints from the public on various nuisances and patrols the City to identify potential code violations; investigates possible violations to enforce compliance; responds to complaints and requests for inspection and mitigation.
Makes on-site inspections of properties to enforce codes and ordinances; inspects and enforces codes related to minimum housing, litter, junk vehicles, debris, parking violations, overgrown lots, abandoned cars, and other issues.
Investigates, inspects and takes appropriate written actions with citizens; works with owners on remediation of non-compliance.
Obtains and documents evidence of code violations; photographs properties; sends letters; researches various public records and GIS to determine ownership; prepares and send certified mail notifications; maintains data base to track each violation; follows up on actions taken and assures that citizens comply with local ordinances; prepares and maintains detailed records of violations, complaints, and case outcomes.
Enforces minimum housing ordinances and codes; conducts inspections of buildings and structures for violations of minimum standards and conditions dangerous to public health and safety; sends violation notices conducts follow-up inspections for compliance.
Works with tenants and landlords to bring housing to habitable levels including leaks, broken windows, electrical issues, cracks in walls and ceilings, rotten floors or roofs, siding and other issues.
Enforces the City’s golf cart ordinance; schedules equipment inspections; issues golf cart permits; issues citations for violations.
Coordinates and conduct city-wide sign pulls; removes illegal signs from rights-of-ways.
Establishes and maintains detailed records of work activities, and follow-up actions; prepares and sends correspondence; coordinates work with other City employees; prepares a variety of monthly and annual reports related to code enforcement work.
Researches laws, regulations and issues utilizing electronic and other records.
Assists with daily inquiries from the public on interpretation of minimum housing, zoning and land use questions; refers technical and precedent setting questions to others.
Assists Police Department with a variety of support functions including social media, public information, graphic design, accreditation assessment, community outreach projects, and other assigned projects.
Participates in Technical Review Committee meetings; consults with City Attorney and/or the Police Attorney in legal matters; attends Planning Board meetings as needed.
Presents demolition ordinances and recommendations for the modification or adoption of new ordinances to the City Council.
Additional Job Duties
Performs related duties as required.
