Code Enforcement Officer

Animal Control

Patrols designated geographical areas to enforce animal regulations, laws, and ordinances.

Patrols streets daily to enforce applicable city ordinances regarding weed control in vacant lots and vacant homes, condemnations, towing of abandoned and inoperable vehicles, open sewers, illegal dumping, and obstruction of vision due to trees or motor homes; issuing warnings, citations and posts notices for properties in violation.

• Answers complaints concerning animals, conducts cruelty investigations and dangerous dog investigations, picks up stray and unwanted animals, sets humane animal traps, investigates and quarantines biting animals and issues warnings or citations.
• Identifies and handles wild and/or vicious animals and uses proper handling precautions.
• Investigates complaints of potential rabid wildlife, captures, euthanizes, and prepares for rabies testing as needed.
• Rescues, picks up and transports sick, injured, and dead animals.
• Provides information to the public regarding municipal codes and laws.
• May be asked to appear in court to testify regarding animal control cases. Prepares narratives for court cases as needed.
• Some weekend work required and rotation of on-call scheduling.
• Maintains logs of incoming animal activity and number of animals euthanized. May be called to stand-by in situations involving animals for Police Department, Sheriff's Department, and Lea County Animal Control Department.
• May assist in surgical area. Administer pre-sedation medication to animals for surgical purposes, intubate animals for surgery, move animals from one table to another, observe surgical procedures and assist the attending Veterinarian.
• May also administer vaccinations to animals as directed, administer narcotics, ensure proper procedures are followed in the safe handling of narcotics, ensure proper surgical recovery procedures are followed and administered.

• Receives, investigates and resolves complaints concerning sanitation problems or violations.
• Provides information to the public regarding municipal codes and laws.
• Prepares narratives and bid sheet property billing.
• May be asked to appear in court to testify regarding sanitation violations.
• Maintains sanitation enforcement records and files.
• Performs all duties of Animal Shelter Attendant as needed and on weekend rotations.

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, with experience customer service, public relations, or handling of domestic animals.

• Skill in handling of a snare, asp, and an animal control stick in order to capture, disable and/or restrain animals.
• Knowledge of city geography.
• Ability to undergo a series of prophylaxis vaccinations.
• Ability to perform euthanasia and become proficient with euthanasia equipment and the crematorium.
• Ability to work with aggressive, vicious and/or biting animals.
• Ability to become familiar with City and State Animal Control and Environmental laws.
• Ability to communicate effectively and deal with complainants and offenders, who are often frustrated, angry, or irate.
• Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Police Department, Fire Department, Water Department, City Attorney, Municipal Court personnel, County Treasurer's office, County Assessors Office and general public.

• Valid state issued driver's license.
• Ability to obtain National Animal Control Association (NACA) training.
• Ability to obtain Euthanasia certification within one year of date of hire and the ability to maintain the certification throughout employment with Environmental Division.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk, hear, or reach with hands and arms from a standing position. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, run, kneel or twist and use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move heavy objects up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing…