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General Fund

Code Compliance

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2017 FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 Change from Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
License & Permits 2,243,466 2,423,041 2,368,041 2,378,422 (44,619) -1.84%
Charge for Service 2,964,957 2,430,478 2,485,478 2,503,464 72,986 3.00%
Use of Money & Property 223 - - - - 0.00%
Other 26,674 27,440 27,440 27,800 360 1.31%
Transfer In 1,643,220 1,825,850 1,825,850 1,831,457 5,607 0.31%
Revenue $ 6,878,541 $ 6,706,809 $ 6,706,809 $ 6,741,143$ 34,334 0.51%

Salaries & Benefits 14,733,220 14,811,742 14,658,214 14,854,572 42,830 0.29%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 4,530,287 5,398,338 5,021,614 6,118,318 719,980 13.34%
Expenses $ 19,263,506 $ 20,210,080 $ 19,679,828 $ 20,972,890$ 762,810 3.77%

FTE 209.50 209.50 0.00 0.00%

AP 210.00 210.00 0.00 0.00%

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND GOALS

The Code Compliance Department’s mission is to preserve and enhance public health, welfare and safety through
services that focus on education, prevention, compliance and community partnerships. This mission is
accomplished through five divisions: Administration, Code Enforcement, Environmental and Health Services,
Animal Welfare, Solid Waste Services and Environmental Protection.

The Administration Division oversees the departmental budget, accounting, and human resource functions.

The Code Enforcement Division includes the following sections: Neighborhood Investigations, Building Standards
and Special Projects. Neighborhood Investigations provides neighbor-hood code enforcement, including
investigating citizen complaints specific to trash and debris, junk vehicles, zoning violations, environmental
investigations and high grass and weeds. Building Standards investigates sub-standard housing issues, facilitates
the activities of the Building Standards Commission, performs multifamily housing inspections and coordinates
structural demolitions.

The Environmental and Health Services Division includes Consumer Health as well as Air and Water Quality
monitoring. Consumer Health issues permits, performs health inspections, and complaint investigations of food
establishments, public swimming pools/spas, day care centers and hotel/motels. Additional responsibilities
include plan reviews, food handler and pool operator training and mosquito disease surveillance. Environmental
provides 24 hour air quality monitoring across the Metroplex and surrounding areas. They also monitor storm
water quality and investigate possible violations.

Animal Welfare provides field responses for stray animals, wildlife, animal cruelty complaints and bite
investigations. It also provides care and a safe environment for sheltered animals, as well as facilitating animal
adoptions at the Shelter and at two satellite adoption centers located at local PetSmart stores. The Department’s
spay/neuter clinic is administered through this division.

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