Code Enforcement Officer

Position Overview

This position is responsible for coordinating, organizing, and maintaining the City’s code compliance program to ensure a human-centered approach to City municipal code enforcement. The individual in this role will lead code enforcement processes with an emphasis on restorative practices and perform a variety of activities, including conducting investigations, preparing notices and reports, and providing recommendations and resources. This role will be supported by a cross-functional team of City staff from a variety of departments via direction of the City Manager.

86,777.60 - $ Annually

• Manage a transparent, robust, and equitable code compliance program and case management process while coordinating cross
  - departmental inspection functions.
• Facilitate meetings with cross-functiona... (truncated for brevity) ...

• Intake, analyze, and respond to complaints promptly and professionally.
• In partnership with City departments, perform inspections of construction sites, properties, buildings, and developments for code compliance.
• Investigate complaints and enforce city ordinances related to property maintenance, zoning, landscaping, signage, weeds, fences, sheds, and pools.
• Coordinate nuisance abatement process from start to finish, conducting various steps of the process as needed.

• Represent the City to community members and provide information on relevant codes and permits, providing proactive updates when appropriate.
• Provide public education and design and develop educational programs to heighten awareness of City code requirements.
• Frequently share information with contractors, property owners/managers, residents, agencies, and the public.

• Establish and maintain code enforcement working files, including notices, correspondence, photos, investigative reports, corrective actions, penalty escalations, etc.
• Evaluate common code/permit compliance issues and prepare data-informed recommendations for improvements.
• Act as data designee for all code compliance-related data management.

This position does not have direct employee supervisory responsibilities. The officer will lead and – with authority delegated from the City Manager – direct staff from all City departments to perform a variety of tasks required to run a successful code compliance program across the organization.

• Three years of experience related to code compliance and enforcement, construction inspection, property maintenance inspections, or a related field.
• Previous experience engaging and working with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders.
• Completed advanced coursework or professional training or certification relating to inspections (housing, code enforcement, building).
• Ability to meet physical requirements to successfully complete field inspections.
• Efficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and mobile devices and applications in the field.

• Five years of experience related to code compliance and enforcement, construction inspection, property maintenance inspections, or a related field or position.
• Two years of post‑secondary education in a related field, professional training, or certification relating to housing, code enforcement, building inspections, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting property surveys and construction, engineering, property, and environmental plans and drawings.
• Knowledge of housing inspection programs and practices.
• Experience using some type of rental licensing or code enforcement software for municipalities.
• Experience working with ArcGIS, asset management software, permitting, and plan review software.
• Project Management experience.

• Communication
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Positive Attitude
• Hard Work
• Equity and Inclusion
• Leadership
• Decision-Making
• Ethical
• Organized
• Problem Solving

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