Fire - Code Enforcement

Chapter: II - Fire Department Organization

Subject: Job Classification: Code

Enforcement Officer

Code: 1-II-5

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The purpose of this guideline is to provide a general overview of the Code Enforcement Division within the Madisonville Fire Department and the Policies and Procedures which apply to the Division’s efforts to obtain correction of Code violations. As with all Fire Department staff and suppression personnel, the person in this classification shall be called upon to perform hazardous duties in and around areas where fire, hazardous substances, man-made or natural disasters are occurring or have occurred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Code Enforcement Officer shall administer all aspects of state statutes and local ordinances relating to the enforcement of the City Code of Ordinances. The employee in this classification shall investigate all complaints relating to any violation of any city ordinances, except as noted herein, and take appropriate action to enforce or abate violations. The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Responds to all complaints claiming violation of any city ordinance; issues and writes certified letters to owner or persons having control of any property that a nuisance has developed; inspects the violation, after giving proper notice, and takes the criminal or civil action that is appropriate to abate the nuisance or ordinance violation.
• Prepares court case information when appropriate or required by the court; provides testimony for civil and criminal cases.
• Reviews tax records to determine persons or other companies who have control of a property where a violation has developed.
• Checks for people conducting business without a city business license.
• Performs such duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably requested.
• The Code Enforcement Officer shall not have the power to make arrests or carry a deadly weapon.
• Attends meetings and training sessions.
• Maintains firefighter certification with 100 training hours per year.
• Answers phone calls; provides information as requested.
• Makes public appearances
• May be called upon to perform emergency firefighting operations

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Performs other related duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Three year(s) of experience in local government, inspections, or law enforcement; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. High School diploma or GED; supplemented by college coursework and basic and annual training in fire services; five years of experience in firefighting; fire service courses related to codes and code enforcement or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Kentucky State Fire Fighter certification; certification in First Aid and CPR; valid IFSAC certification in Fire Fighter I, and II, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations and completed courses and have a working knowledge of incident command, and safety officer operations. In addition, the employee must pass all tests and maintain all certifications pertaining to the job classification.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to act as a first-line supervisor, including instructing, reviewing work, maintaining standards, and coordinating activities.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilizations: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory, and/or design data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ration and proportion; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.

ADA COMPLIANCE

• Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 lbs).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, taste, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances, fire, and explosions