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Code Compliance focuses on education to gain compliance with city ordinances pertaining to maintenance, sanitation,
rehabilitation, conservation and safety of existing residential and commercial properties. Code Compliance Officers inspect
single-family, multi-family and commercial properties. Code Compliance works closely with property owners until compliance is
achieved or it becomes necessary to mitigate a hazard and take additional enforcement measures.

In FY 2024, Code Compliance received City Council approval to hire a
Homeless Encampment Coordinator to help address homeless camps in
collaboration with other city departments. As of June 3, 2024, the Homeless
Encampment Coordinator has abated 15 homeless encampments, resulting in
the removal of 900 cubic feet of trash and debris. Numerous other
encampments have been abated by private property owners. The Homeless
Encampment Coordinator works closely with the Arlington Police Department’s
Homeless Engagement Resource Team (HEART) to help ensure any
individuals in the camps are provided with necessary resources before
abatement of an encampment. The Homeless Encampment Coordinator has
also partnered with the Arlington Police Department’s Drone Unit, supporting City Council’s Priority to leverage technology, to
locate encampments in heavily and/or overgrown properties.

Moreover, Code Compliance’s award-winning Tool Sharing Program deployed an additional tool trailer and received City Council
approval to hire a Code Compliance Tech position to assist residents with free access to more than 2,000 tools and equipment
with doorstep-delivery and pick-up. The Code Compliance Tech will also focus on graffiti removal and bandit sign abatement
in support of City Council’s Priority to Champion Great Neighborhoods.

Communication and Legislative Affairs has divisions in Executive Support, City Secretary’s Office, Vital Statistics,
Office of Communication, Action Center, Intergovernmental Relations, and Document Services. Due to the varying types of
work, Communication and Legislative Affairs collaborates with departments throughout the City for communication efforts, open
records requests, customer service, intergovernmental relations, City Council agenda management, legal postings, revenue
enhancement, records management, administration for boards and commissions and managing special projects. The
department also directly serves the City Manager’s Office and the Office of Mayor and Council. The Communication and
Legislative Affairs Department not only facilitates interdepartmental projects to enhance cooperation within the organization, but
also takes the lead in connecting City government to Arlington’s residents through City Council meetings, City-wide and district-
specific tele-townhalls, social media, the City’s website, answering calls from residents on a variety of topics and writing articles
that tell the story of the work that the organization does. The City's Intergovernmental Relations Division develops the state and
federal legislative agendas, monitors legislation and activities at the state and federal levels, collaborates with other local
governments and non-governmental organizations on area legislative needs and projects, and manages the City's state and
federal lobbyists. The department also manages resources such as printers and copiers as well as distributes mail throughout
the organization with the goal of improving work efficiencies and effectiveness.

The Office of Economic Development (OED) and Arlington Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) strive
to support the growth of Arlington’s existing businesses and recruit new businesses that are consistent with the City’s adopted
Economic Development Strategy. The primary goal of our economic
development plan is to develop opportunities and attract businesses
that will increase the City’s revenue, provide high-quality
employment opportunities to Arlington residents, and contribute to
the overall prestige and future growth of the City of Arlington.
The Economic Development Strategic Plan, first implemented in
2015 and comprehensively updated in 2022, guides both the OED
and AEDC towards overarching goals related to economic
development within the city. This dual approach emphasizes
Arlington as a globally connected, vibrant, innovative, highly

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