Senior Code Enforcement Officer
Senior Code Enforcement Officer
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THE POSITION
The City of Sacramentos Community Development Department is seeking a Senior Code Enforcement Officer for the Business Code Compliance team. The position works evenings and weekends including four 10-hour shifts. A key aspect of this position will be to engage with internal and external stakeholders including the Sacramento Police Department Sacramento Fire Department property-based improvement districts (PBID) and business owners. Join our team and make a meaningful impact on our community by ensuring compliance and fostering a vibrant downtown core.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENTThe ideal candidate will possess the following experience and characteristics:
- Effectively communicate and deliver quality customer service while maintaining a commanding presence.
- Exhibiting high levels of professionalism competency cohesiveness with management peers and subordinates.
- Identifying and collecting information to present to management pertaining to complex political and sensitive situations.
- Making difficult decisions conducting presentations and executing administrative duties including report writing hearing presentations and case review
To supervise and participate in the office and field work involving either the inspection and enforcement of nuisance zoning weed junk and debris and other related codes ordinances and abatement regulations and/or involving the inspection and enforcement of environmental health codes and ordinances related to pest infestation noise and smoke.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Direction is provided by a higher-level management personnel. Responsibilities require the direct and indirect supervision of field and office personnel.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TYPICAL DUTIES
- Review the work of subordinate personnel involved in the inspection and enforcement of City codes ordinances and regulations.
- Direct supervise and participate in the implementation of the comprehensive nuisance abatement and/or environmental health programs.
- Plan schedule and assign work to subordinate personnel.
- Perform the more difficult field and follow-up investigations.
- 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 (outside central City).
- Supervise and participate in the investigation of possible violations; photograph evidence contact responsible persons and compose letters; perform follow-up investigations to see that remedial action has been taken.
- Prepare memos and reports on nuisance environmental vehicle and litter abatement cases.
- Prepare codes violation cases for public hearings or court proceedings; attend hearings as necessary for case prosecution.
- Confer and coordinate with other agencies and City departments on the investigation and disposition of code violations and the abatement thereof.
- Compile information on a variety of nuisance abatement matters.
- Respond to public inquires regarding nuisance abatement; attend public meetings for dissemination of information.
- Train subordinate personnel.
- Efficiently and effectively utilize computer hardware/software in daily activities.
- Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- Investigative principles and practices.
- Rules of evidence courtroom demeanor and testimony and laws of search arrest and seizure procedures.
- Municipal court operations and procedures.
- Principles and practices of supervision and training.
- California vehicles and penal codes.
- City codes ordinances and regulations.
- Analyze and compile technical information on nuisance investigations and violations.
- Apply rules of evidence orally and in writing.
- Deal effectively with City employees and the general public.
- Supervise and train subordinate personnel.
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
Five years of experience EITHER in the enforcement of zoning nuisance and related codes ordinances and regulations; OR in the enforcement of environmental health codes ordinances and regulations related to pest infestation smoke and noise.
Education:
Assignments involving environmental health require State certification as a Public Health Vector Control Certified Technician (Limited).PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position then proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should besubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by acredentialsevaluation service.Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
PROOF OFCERTIFICATION
Shouldcertificationand/or licensebe used to qualify for this position then proof ofsaidcertificationand/or licenseshould besubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment.
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Driver License
A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of appointment. Loss of the Class C License is cause for discipline. Individual cases that do not meet this requirement due to a physical disability will be considered for accommodation on a case-by-case basis.THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment applicationby the final filingdeadline;Employment applications must besubmittedonline; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applicationswill be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in theduties area of theWork Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the informationin the Work Experience section.
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degreesshouldbesubmittedonlinewith your application.Proof of educationwill beat time of appointment.
Proof of certification and/or license should besubmittedonline with your application. Proof of certification and/or licensewill beat time of appointment.
Position/job titles will not be considered indeterminingeligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
Ifyourerequesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must besubmittedonlinewith your application oremailedto the Employment Officeby the final filing deadline.Informationregardingthe use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule4.9C.
Applicantsare responsible forattaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) The questionslocatedat the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam.Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates educationtrainingand experience. The exam score willdetermineyour ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:
Responses to the T&E questionsmustbesubmittedonline; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
A resume willnotsubstitute for the informationin the T&E questions.
3.Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for theSenior Code Enforcement Officer examination.
4.Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their applicationforwardedto the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedon the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.
5.Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass LiveScan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlledsubstanceand/or alcohol test andpossessany required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT contact Live Applicant Support at .
Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at an email to;or
Call the Human Resources Department at
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
