Code Enforcement Officer

City of Crystal River (FL); Crystal River (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Crystal River (FL) seeks a Code Enforcement Officer to inspect properties for violations, respond to complaints, and pursue voluntary compliance with owners. The job combines field work with careful record-keeping, diagram creation, photo documentation, and preparation for hearings.

A High School Diploma is required; an associate or bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, public administration, or a related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5 years of administrative experience with high public contact, including enforcement, inspection, or investigation.
• Experience coordinating with property owners and handling compliance matters.

Responsibilities

• Inspects the City for violations and engages with owners by phone, in person, and written correspondence to obtain voluntary compliance.
• Investigates complaints and contacts owners to achieve property compliance when violations exist.
• Initiates code enforcement proceedings and, if needed, appears before the Hearing Officer.
• Performs routine office tasks: data entry, record maintenance, filing, copying, faxing, and preparing correspondence.
• Removes illegal temporary signage from roadways when necessary.
• Completes all office duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Weekend work may be required to ensure coverage throughout the week.
• Provides testimony and evidence at Code Enforcement Hearings.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Public interaction experience

Enforcement/Inspection background

Education

High School Diploma

Associate or Bachelor's degree in criminal justice or public administration

Job description

This position primarily involves conducting field inspections to identify violations, responding to complaints, and working with non-compliant properties and businesses to ensure compliance. The Code Enforcement Officer also works in an office setting, maintaining accurate documentation and case files for all investigations, inspections, enforcement actions, and other job-related activities. This includes detailed records of code enforcement activities to substantiate violations, as well as creating diagrams, illustrations, and taking photographs.

• Inspects the City for violations, works with property owners on the phone, face-to-face and through written correspondence to obtain voluntary compliance.
• Investigates complaints and attempts to make contact with the owner(s) to bring the property into compliance if violations are determined to exist.
• Initiates code enforcement proceedings ultimately appearance before the City’s Hearing Officer if owner does not comply with code.
• Performs routine office tasks such as data entry, record maintenance, and filing, copying, faxing, and preparing correspondence.
• Removes illegal temporary signage from roadways when necessary.
• Completes all office duties and responsibilities associated with this position.
• May have to work on weekends, ensuring that the City has one or more Code Enforcement Officers on duty throughout the week.
• Enforcement Officers are responsible for providing testimony and evidence at Code Enforcement Hearings.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Inspects the City for violations, works with property owners on the phone, face-to-face and through written correspondence to obtain voluntary compliance.
• Investigates complaints and attempts to make contact with the owner(s) to bring the property into compliance if violations are determined to exist.
• Initiates code enforcement proceedings ultimately appearance before the City’s Hearing Officer if owner does not comply with code.
• Performs routine office tasks such as data entry, record maintenance, and filing, copying, faxing, and preparing correspondence.
• Removes illegal temporary signage from roadways when necessary.
• Completes all office duties and responsibilities associated with this position.
• May have to work on weekends, ensuring that the City has one or more Code Enforcement Officers on duty throughout the week.
• Enforcement Officers are responsible for providing testimony and evidence at Code Enforcement Hearings.

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• 2 or 4-year degree in criminal justice, public administration, business administration, or
• similar field preferred.
• 5 years of administrative experience working with high level of public contact, including enforcement, inspection, or investigation.