Job Description
SummaryPosition Overview Under basic supervision, enforces health and safety ordinances for the City; patrols City to identify and investigate violations; notifies offenders, maintains case files and resolves complaints.
Code Enforcement Inspector
Minimum starting salary is $25.7500 hourly , depending on qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent
- 1 year of customer service or construction experience
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- State Code Enforcement Officer License is required within 1 year of hire.
Essential Functions
- Operates a City vehicle to travel to inspection sites, court proceedings, public meetings, and community locations to coordinate inspections and nuisance abatement activities, respond to resident concerns, provide code interpretation, and represent the City in enforcement-related matters.
- Re-inspects previous notified violations to verify compliance; explains and enforces City codes, regulations, and code enforcement rules.
- Maintains accurate, complete records of complaints, inspections, and violations utilizing the department’s database.
- Answers inquiries and educates property owners, business owners, and residents on city ordinances, zoning regulations, property maintenance standards, and other code related issues.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
Code Enforcement Officer I
Minimum starting salary is $27.8100 hourly , depending on qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent
- 1 year of code enforcement experience
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- State Code Enforcement Officer License Upon Hire
Essential Functions
- Operates a City vehicle to patrol for violations of City health and safety codes; responds to complaints, identifies, and inspects violations and contacts individuals to discuss violations and procedures for resolving compliance issues, including processes for nuisance abatement; prepares violation letters and citations; acts as the City's representative in municipal court.
- Re-inspects previous notified violations to verify compliance; explains and enforces City codes, regulations, and code enforcement rules.
- Maintains accurate, complete records of complaints, inspections, and violations utilizing the department’s database.
- Answers inquiries and educates property owners, business owners, and residents on city ordinances, zoning regulations, property maintenance standards, and other code related issues.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
Code Enforcement Officer II
Minimum starting salary is $29.8700 hourly , depending on qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent
- 2 years code enforcement experience
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- State Code Enforcement Officer License
- Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector ICC certification
Essential Functions
- Operates a City vehicle to patrol for violations of City health and safety codes; responds to complaints, identifies, and inspects violations and contacts individuals to discuss violations and procedures for resolving compliance issues, including processes for nuisance abatement; prepares violation letters and citations; acts as the City's representative in municipal court.
- Re-inspects previous notified violations to verify compliance; explains and enforces City codes, regulations, and code enforcement rules.
- Enforces commercial and substandard housing violations.
- Makes presentations to regulatory boards.
- Prepares a variety of written reports, letters, memos, and correspondence related to enforcement activities.
- Answers inquiries and educates property owners, business owners, and residents on city ordinances, zoning regulations, property maintenance standards, and other code related issues.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
Code Enforcement Officer III
Minimum starting salary is $31.9300 hourly, depending on qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
- H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent
- 3 years code enforcement experience
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- State Code Enforcement Officer License
- Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector ICC certification
- One additional approved ICC certification
Essential Functions
- Operates a City vehicle to patrol for violations of City health and safety codes; responds to complaints, identifies, and inspects violations and contacts individuals to discuss violations and procedures for resolving compliance issues, including processes for nuisance abatement; prepares violation letters and citations; acts as the City's representative in municipal court.
- Re-inspects previous notified violations to verify compliance; explains and enforces City codes, regulations, and code enforcement rules.
- Enforces commercial, substandard housing, and zoning violations.
- Makes presentations to regulatory boards.
- Assists with training for code compliance staff.
- Answers inquiries and educates property owners, business owners, and residents on city ordinances, zoning regulations, property maintenance standards, and other code related issues.
- Maintains accurate, complete records of complaints, inspections, and violations utilizing the department’s database.
- Prepares a variety of written reports, letters, memos, and correspondence related to enforcement activities.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.
Why Work For Waco:
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
- Chance to do work you are passionate about
- Desire to give back
City of Waco
254-750-5740Waco is centrally located in the heart of Texas on the I-35 corridor midway between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. This progressive and diverse city with a vibrant community spirit offers major attractions, museums, recreation, and abundant shopping to more than 140,000 residents. Waco is the 25th largest city in Texas and the county seat of McLennan County.
Waco is not only briming with Texas history, economic opportunity, and a rich variety of cultural experiences, it is also a major seat of high learning within three major colleges in its city limits including Baylor University, Texas State Technical College and McLennan Community College.
The city is also the birthplace of Dr. Pepper, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Waco boasts one of the biggest and best municipal parks in Texas, Cameron Park. While the park is located in the middle of downtown situated on the Brazos and Bosque River it hosts numerous races, triathlons, boat races and much, much more.
Governance and Organization
Waco is a home rule city with a council-manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of a Mayor, elected at-large, and five City Council members representing single-member districts, all serving two-year terms. The City Council sets the tax rate, approves the budget, appoints members to City boards and commissions, enacts City ordinances, and appoints the City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary, and the Municipal Court Judge.
The City has a strong Financial Management Policy that guides the operation and delivery of quality City services, contributes to excellent AA+ and Aa1 bond ratings, and maintains an unassigned fund balance reserve in the General Fund equal to 28% of current year budgeted expenditures. The City of Waco has more than 1,600 employees and a total operating budget of over $400 million.
The City provides a full range of municipal services including a regional airport, animal services, building inspections, code enforcement, convention and visitors bureau, emergency management, housing and community development, economic development, fire, public health, library, municipal court, parks and recreation, planning, police, public works, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, utilities and zoo operations.
The City Council and City Manager are committed to the mission of providing exemplary municipal services for citizens and visitors in a collaborative and transparent manner while honoring the public’s trust. Waco values include providing excellent and innovative services, promoting equality and inclusion, focusing on teamwork, investing in people and always doing the right thing.
With the City of Waco, you will find our home; where everyone belongs and thrives as move forward together.
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