Community Service Officer

Community Service / Code Compliance Officer

The City of Chaska and CPD are seeking a full time Community Service / Code Compliance Officer. This role provides a variety of public safety and municipal services, including animal control, complaint processing, and parking enforcement, while also monitoring law enforcement records and working cross-departmentally to assist with code enforcement and compliance standards for all properties in the City of Chaska. Candidates will be need to pass a public safety background check.

Responsibilities

Serves as a primary source of communication to the public on code compliance issues.

• Answers calls for service; responds and follows up to citizen complaints (e.g. animal, parking, garbage, junk / abandoned vehicles)
• Investigate code compliance concerns and identify possible violations
• Issues administrative citations for code violations; resolves disputes; and works with other pertinent departments and property owners to achieve compliance

Assists with department wide functions and initiatives.

Enforces laws and City codes and provides for public safety through observation, investigation, reporting and corrective action.

Provides public services and assists the patrol division as appropriate

Attends and testifies in court, on as needed basis, involving any cases they are working on.

Responds to citizen calls or walk-ins; provides resources and routing.

Maintains police fleet and coordinates repairs.

Conducts field training for all new community service officers, when assigned.

Knows and follows CPD policies and procedures.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Equipment, Mental & Physical Demands

EQUIPMENT USED

MENTAL & PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Mental Effort

Physical Requirements

Working Conditions