Code Compliance Official

City-of-Battle-Creek,-M; Michigan; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Battle Creek seeks an intermediate code enforcement professional to perform housing and property maintenance inspections, enforcing building codes, and maintaining inspection records.

Under the supervision of the Code Compliance Manager, you will investigate code violations, issue notices, interact with the public, and prepare reports while working in a sedentary indoor environment.

Qualifications

• Associates/Technical degree with coursework in communications, law enforcement, business administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Enforces housing codes, rental property, vacant/abandoned building, dangerous building, and other City ordinances. Conducts investigations and code enforcement; observes properties for code violations; monitors vacant and abandoned structures.
• Conducts rental and private property inspections and re-inspections; enforces Property Maintenance Codes; attends hearings; gathers documents/photos; testifies as required.
• Prepares and issues enforcement paperwork; issues orders/citations; prepares reports; enters data into computer systems related to compliance/non-compliance.
• Acts as a resource and contact for customers with questions regarding property maintenance codes and rental registration via direct contact, phone, and mail.

Education

Associates/Technical degree with coursework in communications, law enforcement, business administration, or related field

Job description

Performs intermediate technical work conducting various housing and property maintenance code inspections and investigations, enforcing building and housing codes and ordinances, preparing and maintaining inspection files and records; and related work as apparent or assigned. Work performed under the moderate supervision of the Code Compliance Manager.

• Enforces housing codes, rental property, vacant/abandoned building, dangerous building, and other City ordinances. Conducts routine, proactive, and complaint driven investigations and code enforcement; observes properties for property maintenance code violations such as peeling paint, deteriorating surfaces;, junk as accumulation; inoperable vehicles; monitors vacant and abandoned structures.
• Preforms rental house and privately owned inspections and re-inspections while enforcing the Property Maintenance Codes; enforces and follows up on any violations throughout the compliance process. Attends pre-trial and show cause hearings; gathers relevant documents and photos as needed; testifies as required during hearings.
• Prepares and submits all paperwork required to enforce codes regarding commercial, residential, and rental properties throughout the City; issues orders / notices and citations for violations of City ordinances; prepares periodic oral and written reports related to operational progress and activities; enters data into computer systems as it relates to compliance and/or non-compliance of the City's ordinances.
• Acts as a resource and contact for customers with questions regarding property maintenance codes, and rental registration through direct customer contact, phone, and mail.

Associates/Technical degree with coursework in communications, law enforcement, business administration, or related field.

This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires sitting, bending, reaching, hand dexterity (grasping, holding, keyboarding, repetitive movements), reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, seeing (near and/or far, color, depth, field of vision), hearing, using the telephone, contact with government officials and the general public, working overtime, and working inside and alone. Work is generally in a quiet location (e.g. library, private offices).