City of Hollywood,FL
This is responsible, technical work involving the enforcement of municipal property standards, zoning, sign, sanitation, license and associated ordinances and regulations. Employees in this class perform field and office work conducting investigations, administering municipal sanitary codes, and enforcing local zoning regulations. The work is performed in strict conformance with laws, regulations and departmental policy. Supervision is received from a professional enforcement official who reviews work through study of prepared cases and through conference, and who, when necessary, provides assistance in meeting desired case objectives.
Responsibilities
Conduct industrial, commercial, multi‑family and single‑family housing and property standard inspections to ensure compliance with City codes.
Assist the City Attorney or other designated authority in the preparation of data for prosecution of violations; attend court, special master or administrative board hearings to present testimony.
Conduct surveys for needed property improvements in both public and private property.
Participate in the investigation and disposition of sanitary code violation complaints, prepare recommendations for changes in sanitary standards.
Investigate complaints of violations of zoning regulations, property standards and other related municipal ordinances; interview property owners, tenants and complainants to determine nature of the violation; prepare report on findings; issue citations for violations.
Prepare written reports and recommendations relative to various ordinances and their impact on the community.
Represent the City positively in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients.
Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
Perform related work as required for this position description only.
Highly Preferred Experience
Conducting investigations and/or working with Florida Building Codes
Licensed Home Inspector
Required Qualifications High School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus one (1) year specific code enforcement field experience in ensuring compliance of Municipal, County, State or Federal laws and ordinances regarding housing, criminal justice, occupational licensure, sanitation, health, zoning or engineering laws. Experience must include investigative skills, extensive report writing abilities, and field enforcement experience including court or administrative board case presentation.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate’s Degree, plus three (3) years specific code enforcement field experience in ensuring compliance of Municipal, County, State or Federal laws and ordinances regarding housing, criminal justice, occupational licensure, sanitation, health, zoning or engineering laws.
Florida Association of Code Enforcement – Fundamentals of Code Enforcement (Level I) Certification preferred.
Parking Enforcement Certification preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Valid Driver’s License with proof of automobile insurance
Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of municipal zoning, occupational license, sign, sanitary and associated ordinances.
Knowledge of the geography of the City.
Skill in the operation of an automobile.
Knowledge of the use of computer.
Ability to detect changes or alterations made to existing structures.
Ability to observe and detect unsafe and hazardous conditions in the field as well as observe and recognize other code violations which may affect the health, welfare, and safety of the community; and initiate solutions to a variety of neighborhood problems.
Ability to conduct thorough inspections and to prepare and maintain detailed records for use in legal or administrative proceedings.
Ability to enforce non‑moving traffic violations which may include issuing citations to commercial and recreational vehicles and to abandoned vehicles.
Ability to read and understand plans and blueprints in regard to discovering changes to existing structures.
Ability to confer with the general public to explain, interpret and enforce regulations in a tactful, firm and impartial manner.
Ability to operate and monitor a decibel meter for the purpose of enforcing the City’s noise ordinances.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and supervisors.
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and orally, including the ability to write legally enforceable citations, Notices of Violation, Notices to Appear, and to write Courtesy Notices in a clear and comprehensive manner.
Ability to deal with angry people in a professional manner.
Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.
Physical Demands The physical abilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, write, hear, speak and be required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. May require fingering: picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral, and depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment Work involves light to moderate physical activity in outdoor settings under all types of weather conditions with the added exposure to insects, animals and other hazards.
Veteran Preference The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. To obtain veteran’s preference, candidates must submit a copy of separation papers (DD‑214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Employment of Relatives
The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list;
The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board;
The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee.
Reasonable Accommodation The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921‑3216.
Equal Opportunity All applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, abilities, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression (except as limited by law, Personnel Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreements, or bona fide occupational disqualifications). The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.
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Responsibilities
Conduct industrial, commercial, multi‑family and single‑family housing and property standard inspections to ensure compliance with City codes.
Assist the City Attorney or other designated authority in the preparation of data for prosecution of violations; attend court, special master or administrative board hearings to present testimony.
Conduct surveys for needed property improvements in both public and private property.
Participate in the investigation and disposition of sanitary code violation complaints, prepare recommendations for changes in sanitary standards.
Investigate complaints of violations of zoning regulations, property standards and other related municipal ordinances; interview property owners, tenants and complainants to determine nature of the violation; prepare report on findings; issue citations for violations.
Prepare written reports and recommendations relative to various ordinances and their impact on the community.
Represent the City positively in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients.
Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
Perform related work as required for this position description only.
Highly Preferred Experience
Conducting investigations and/or working with Florida Building Codes
Licensed Home Inspector
Required Qualifications High School Diploma or GED equivalent, plus one (1) year specific code enforcement field experience in ensuring compliance of Municipal, County, State or Federal laws and ordinances regarding housing, criminal justice, occupational licensure, sanitation, health, zoning or engineering laws. Experience must include investigative skills, extensive report writing abilities, and field enforcement experience including court or administrative board case presentation.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate’s Degree, plus three (3) years specific code enforcement field experience in ensuring compliance of Municipal, County, State or Federal laws and ordinances regarding housing, criminal justice, occupational licensure, sanitation, health, zoning or engineering laws.
Florida Association of Code Enforcement – Fundamentals of Code Enforcement (Level I) Certification preferred.
Parking Enforcement Certification preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Valid Driver’s License with proof of automobile insurance
Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of municipal zoning, occupational license, sign, sanitary and associated ordinances.
Knowledge of the geography of the City.
Skill in the operation of an automobile.
Knowledge of the use of computer.
Ability to detect changes or alterations made to existing structures.
Ability to observe and detect unsafe and hazardous conditions in the field as well as observe and recognize other code violations which may affect the health, welfare, and safety of the community; and initiate solutions to a variety of neighborhood problems.
Ability to conduct thorough inspections and to prepare and maintain detailed records for use in legal or administrative proceedings.
Ability to enforce non‑moving traffic violations which may include issuing citations to commercial and recreational vehicles and to abandoned vehicles.
Ability to read and understand plans and blueprints in regard to discovering changes to existing structures.
Ability to confer with the general public to explain, interpret and enforce regulations in a tactful, firm and impartial manner.
Ability to operate and monitor a decibel meter for the purpose of enforcing the City’s noise ordinances.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and supervisors.
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and orally, including the ability to write legally enforceable citations, Notices of Violation, Notices to Appear, and to write Courtesy Notices in a clear and comprehensive manner.
Ability to deal with angry people in a professional manner.
Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.
Physical Demands The physical abilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, write, hear, speak and be required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. May require fingering: picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral, and depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment Work involves light to moderate physical activity in outdoor settings under all types of weather conditions with the added exposure to insects, animals and other hazards.
Veteran Preference The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. To obtain veteran’s preference, candidates must submit a copy of separation papers (DD‑214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Employment of Relatives
The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list;
The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board;
The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee.
Reasonable Accommodation The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921‑3216.
Equal Opportunity All applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, abilities, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression (except as limited by law, Personnel Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreements, or bona fide occupational disqualifications). The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.
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