CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Determines compliance or non-compliance with codes
• Mets with property owners to discuss violations
• Issues code compliance notices and official correction notices
• Issues citations/summonses to violators
• Serves citations via certified mail or in person
• Collections, evaluates, records, and preserves evidence
• Interviews witnesses and gathers information
• Takes and files photographs to document violations
• Prepares evidence for court cases
• Testifies in court as needed
• Performs follow-up site inspections as needed

INTERPRETS AND ENFORCES

• Interprets and enforces the provisions of applicable federal, state, and local codes, laws, rules, regulations, specifications, standards, policies and procedure
• Provides information and technical assistance concerning code requirements
• Discusses problem areas with developers, engineers, architects, property owners, residents, and contractors
• Makes suggestions and recommends solutions to violations
• Responds to questions or complaints concerning building codes or code violations
• Conducts research associated with code enforcement activities as needed

REVIEWS AND ENFORCES

• Reviews blueprints, plans, specifications, land disturbance plans, storm water plans, permits, certifications, and licensure requirements for residential, commercial and other projects
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of all forms, plans and permits

MAINTAINS RECORDS

• Maintains comprehensive records of enforcement activities
• Enters data into computer system
• Prepares and sets up files
• Sorts/organizes documents
• Filings documents in designated order
• Retrives/replaces files
• Shreds/destroys confidential or obsolete documents
• Conducts records maintenance activities in compliance with guidelines governing record retention

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws/regulations
• Maintains an awareness of new products, methods, trends and advances in the profession
• Reads professional literature
• Maintains professional affiliations
• Attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate

OTHER DUTIES

• Performs other administrative support duties such as answering phones, receiving and logging complaints via phone or online, logging case details and information, uploading and printing digital photographs, performing research, or other administrative duties

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Tasks require the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds)
• Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, taste, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals
• Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally