Senior Code Enforcement Officer

DEFINITION

Under direction, provides technical and functional direction to assigned code enforcement staff; performs the most complex duties related to the City's code compliance program, including the identification, investigation, and correction of violations of the City's municipal, municipal, zoning, housing, development, and signage codes; investigates citizen complaints of public nuisances and quality of life issues; seeks voluntary compliance or issues citations; and performs related work as required.

Receives direction from the Neighborhood Services Manager. Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to lower-level staff.

This is the advanced journey-level classification in the Code Enforcement Officer series responsible for performing the most complex work assigned to the series. Incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment. Positions in the classification rely on experience and judgment to perform inspection and compliance activities. Assignments are given with general guidelines and incumbents are responsible for establishing objectives, timelines and methods to complete assignments.

Work is typically reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements. This class is distinguished from the Neighborhood Services Manager in that the latter has full management and supervisory authority in planning, organizing, and directing the full scope of operations within the department.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Provides technical and functional supervision to assigned staff; reviews and controls quality of work; participates in performing complex code compliance duties.
• Plans and manages all daily functions and operations; implements and strategizes new procedures.
• Plans, schedules, prioritizes, and assigns code compliance activities in consultation with the Neighborhood Services Manager; communicates status of code compliance inspections and abatement procedures to appropriate staff, working cooperatively to schedule activities in accordance with established priorities.
• Trains employees in work principles, practices, methods, policies, procedures, and applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, codes, and regulations.
• Assists in the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards including recommending improvements; assists in developing work plans, procedures, and schedules.
• Conducts inspections and investigations to enforce municipal and regulatory codes and ensure compliance with code enforcement programs.
• Receives, records, and investigates complaints from the public and staff regarding violations of municipal, zoning codes, ordinances, housing standards, and signage.
• Documents violations by securing photographs and other pertinent data; researches ownership records, prior complaints, municipal codes and ordinances, and State regulations to establish whether a violation has occurred.
• Initiates contacts with residents, business representatives, and other parties to explain the nature of incurred violations and to encourage compliance with municipal codes, ordinances, and community standards; provides confirmation to the public by telephone and in person regarding code regulations.
• Prepares and issues notices of violation or noncompliance, final notices, citations and other correspondence according to…