A. Office Created; Residency; Appointment: The office of code enforcement officer is hereby created, who shall be a qualified individual or consulting agency or firm and appointed by the Village President, with the consent of the Board of Trustees. (1987 Code § 1-7D-1)
B. Duties:
1. It shall be the duty of the code enforcement officer to enforce all ordinances and laws related to the construction, alteration, removal and demolition of buildings and structures, together with electrical and plumbing installations therein.
2. The code enforcement officer shall keep careful, systematic records of the business and work of the office, including permit applications, survey plats and building plot plans, all construction plans and specifications, copies of permits and certificates issued, affidavits and certificates received, a record of inspections, copies of notices and orders issued and reports of tests made.
3. The code enforcement officer is hereby authorized to make inspections to enforce the provisions of the Village building regulations and for such purposes is hereby authorized to enter any building, structure or premises.
4. The code enforcement officer shall retain plans and specifications of houses and accessories, except survey plats and building plot plans for a period of two (2) years. Parts of plans for other buildings which may be useful for future periodic inspections shall also be retained.
C. Vacancy In Office: The Chair of the Planning and Zoning Committee of the Board of Trustees will act as code enforcement officer during periods in which the appointed building inspector is absent from the Village or during periods when a vacancy in the office of building inspector exists.
D. Compensation: The compensation for the code enforcement officer shall be as determined by the Village Board of Trustees. (1987 Code §§ 1-7D-2 - 1-7D-4; amd. 2018 Code; Ord., 9-5-2023)