Code Enforcement Officer - FT

• Perform a variety of field and office work in support of the City's local code enforcement program; enforce compliance with City regulations and ordinances including those pertaining to zoning, land use, nuisance housing, building codes, health and safety, blight, graffiti, water waste, and other matters of public concern.
• Receive and respond to citizen complaints on alleged violations of City zoning and related municipal codes and ordinances; interview complainant and witnesses; conduct investigations and provide recommendations for resolution.
• Conduct field investigations; inspect properties for violations; attempt to make contact at the residence or business in order to resolve violation; issue and post warning notices, notices of violation, corrective notices, orders to comply, and related documentation for code violations; schedule and perform all follow-up functions to gain compliance including letters, inspections, calls, meetings, discussions, and negotiations to ensure compliance with appropriate codes and ordinances; issue administrative and parking citations and notices of violation as necessary.
• Prepare evidence in support of legal actions taken by the City; appear in court as necessary; testify at hearings and in court proceedings as required.
• Maintain accurate documentation and case files on all investigations, inspections, enforcement actions, and other job-related activities including accurate and detailed information regarding code enforcement activity to substantiate violations; draw diagrams and illustrations and take photographs. Prepare a variety of written reports, memos, and correspondence related to enforcement activities.
• Patrol assigned area in a city vehicle to identify and evaluate problem areas and/or ordinance violations; determine proper method to resolve violations.
• Attend meetings and serve as a resource to other City departments, divisions, the general public, and outside agencies in the enforcement of zoning regulations; provide research and documentation for meetings; interpret and explain municipal codes and ordinances to members of the general public, contractors, business owners, and other interested groups in the field, over the counter, and on the telephone.
• Operate computer to enter, process, and acquire data relative to complaints, inspection sites, and effective code enforcement; research complaints.
• Locate vacant residences and businesses; secure buildings with proper materials as necessary; post the property as necessary; check vacant buildings regularly for transient activity, graffiti, and other forms of vandalism.
• May assist in researching, drafting, and rewriting municipal codes; participate in the development of forms and processes utilized to address various issues.

• High school diploma or GED Required
• Current Driver's License Required
• Prefer license from TDLR for Code Enforcement
• Must be able to speak English and communicate well with others.
• Some college preferred.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

• Health Insurance
• 7% TMRS mandatory enrollment with 2 to 1 contribution provided by City
• $15,000 life insurance provided by the City
• Supplemental life insurance available at reasonable costs
• Vision and dental available at reasonable costs
• Short Term/Long Term Disability

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