Code Enforcement Officer

Overview

THE POSITION
The Community Development Department is seeking a Code Enforcement Officer to join the Code Enforcement's Business Compliance Division. The candidate will be assigned to a night shift, 4 days a week. The position requires to be able to work at various hours of the night with internal and external stakeholders including the Sacramento Police Department, the property-based improvement districts (PBID) and business owners.

Code Enforcement Officers need to possess the ability to collaborate, be flexible with hours and schedule, and understand the complexities with regulation of business activities in the City's downtown core.

The ideal candidates will possess the following experience and skills:

• Able to provide quality customer service, but also provide a strong commanding presence.
• Be detail oriented.
• Be a strong communicator.
• Be adaptable.
• Be able to understand how to read and apply federal, state and local ordinances and explain requirements of these laws in simplified and understandable terms to the public.
• Be comfortable with the use of technology.

To perform office and field work involving the inspection, investigation, and enforcement of applicable codes and ordinances pertaining to nuisance, zoning, pest infestation, noise, smoke, junk and debris, vehicles, and related abatement.

General supervision is provided by the Senior Code Enforcement Officer class or higher-level management personnel. Responsibilities may include the indirect supervision of lower level personnel.

Typical Duties

• Assist in the implementation of the comprehensive nuisance abatement and environmental health programs.
• Conduct field investigations to uncover violations of nuisance, zoning, pest infestation, noise, smoke, junk and debris, abandoned/inoperative vehicles, and related ordinances.
• Issue infraction/misdemeanor citations for violations of City and State Codes relating to nuisance, zoning, pest infestation, noise, smoke, junk and debris, abandoned/inoperative vehicles, oversized trucks in residential districts, and parking violations.
• Investigate possible violations; photograph evidence, contact responsible persons and compose letters; perform follow up investigations to ensure that remedial action has been taken; develop and maintain accurate case files.
• Prepare memos and reports on nuisance, zoning, environmental, vehicle, and junk and debris abatement cases.
• Prepare code violation cases for public hearings and court proceedings; appear at public hearings as necessary for case prosecution.
• Confer and coordinate with other agencies and City departments on the investigation and disposition of nuisance, zoning, pest infestation, noise, smoke, vehicle, litter, and related violations.
• Compile information on a variety of nuisance abatement matters.
• Respond to public inquiries regarding nuisance abatement matters.
• Coordinate with other public and private agencies to abate public nuisances.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.

Knowledge of:

• Investigative principles and practices.
• Rules of evidence, courtroom demeanor and testimony, and laws of search, arrest, and seizure procedures.
• California penal code.
• California vehicle code.
• Health and safety code

Ability To

• Learn and explain appropriate City codes and ordinances.
• Understand legal descriptions and boundary maps of real property.
• Interpret vehicle, penal, and environmental codes to constituents.
• Analyze and compile technical information on investigations and violations.
• Apply investigative techniques useful in ensuring compliance with appropriate codes and ordinances.
• Apply rules of evidence in the development of hearing and court cases.
• Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing.
• Obtain citation and arrest authority during the time covered by the probationary period, and maintain such authority throughout employment in the classification.
• Understand, learn, and utilize computer hardware/software in daily activities.

Any combination of…