Lake Worth Code Enforcement Department

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Someone posed the question yesterday on this blog, if the city is outsourcing the Code Department why then are they advertising for a code officer and a compliance manager?  During public commentary I asked what was going on in our code enforcement department and specifically, what happened to Raquel Diaz, our former compliance manager...no one answered me on Ms Diaz. The City Manager did state that they were outsourcing this department and that an RFP would be going out in a few weeks.  Are they or are they not privatizing this department? Is this simply a lack of communication from the city manager to the Human Resource Department or is something else going on? 

Condensed versions of the code positions--

COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY

3). COMMUNITY CODE OFFICER JOB CODE (1547)
Salary Range: $18.53/hr - $20.39/hr DOQ
Closing: TBD
Under the limited supervision, ensures compliance with city codes through field inspections; notices of violations and citations; educates citizens and community groups regarding code compliance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Investigates and follow-ups on complaints of housing, zoning, quality of life safety issues and nuisance code violations; determines and recommends resolutions of the issues involves; investigates, prepares and presents cases to code enforcement board; researches legal descriptions of properties; submits violations and notices to property owners; attends homeowners or neighborhood association meetings and makes informative presentations; meets with property owners and residents and explains code compliance requirements; coordinates with authorized contractors for board and securing of buildings and clearing lots; maintains records and prepares periodic reports for supervisors; cites inoperable vehicles on private properties for towing;



4). COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE MANAGER JOB CODE (1545)
Salary Range: $24.84/hr - $27.41/hr
Closing: TBD
Under the limited supervision, performs overall management, technical and supervisory work in the enforcement of the applicable federal, state, and local codes and the ordinances a well as the business tax receipts and use and occupancy programs including the comprehensive blight elimination program. Responsible for planning, assigning, and supervising the work of subordinate code enforcement officers in addition to performing field work requiring the application of all such codes and ordinance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: provides direction, guidance, and assistance to employees; assigns and oversees work; assists in the interviewing and selection of new employees; provides training for new employees and current staff; writes and conducts performance evaluations; coordinates day-to-day routine inspection activities; organizes; prioritizes and delegates workload; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work; troubleshoots problems situations; investigates and follows up on complaints of housing, zoning, quality of life safety issues and nuisance code violations; determines and recommends resolution of the issues involved; attends homeowners or neighborhood association meetings and makes informative presentations; meets with property owners and residents and explains code compliance requirements; serves as overall Manager for the City’s Business Tax Receipts Program; Use and Occupancy Program and Code Compliance Division; coordinates with authorized contractors for board and securing of building and clearing lots