City Council Agenda
Memo to: Manteca City Council
From: Jodie Estarziau, Chief of Police
Greg Showerman, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Deborah Davis, Administrative Assistant III
Date: September 3, 2019
Subject: Code Enforcement Discussion
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Discussion regarding moving Code Enforcement from the Police Department to Community Development; provide direction if necessary.
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Background:
At the direction of the Council, the Police Department and the Community Development Department (CDD) were asked to provide information as to the potential movement of Code Enforcement from the Police Department to the Community Development Department.
Currently there is a Code Enforcement Supervisor, Code Enforcement Officer, and a part time Code Enforcement Aide. While most of their cases are complaint driven, all three department employees remain busy throughout the work day.
Last fiscal year, Code Enforcement closed 2,431 cases. To date, there are 448 open cases of which 15% are zoning or building code violations. The overwhelming majority of cases relate to nuisance violations involving junk, debris, vacant properties, inoperable vehicles, property maintenance and graffiti. Other violations are health and safety violations, lack of required services (trash and water), business license violations, encroachment onto public property, alarm permit violations, and vacant property violations. Nuisance cases often involve abatements, board ups, and enforcement actions beyond notices and citations prolonging the timeframe to close the case.
Code enforcement frequently must research to determine the responsible party using various data bases available only at the Police Department such as CLETS, CLEAR, and New World LERMS. Access to these tools have a dramatic impact on efficiency and effectiveness of resolving cases in a timely manner. Alarm permits are entered and verified in police dispatch software New World LERMS. Code enforcement reviews ...
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