Code Compliance Officer (Landscape) ($3,000 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE BONUS)

Description

NEW RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE BONUS!

The City of Sunrise is now offering a $3,000 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE BONUS to internal and external candidates who successfully complete the hiring process for this position.

ABOUT OUR CITY

The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace — it’s a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We’re committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact.

As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida’s premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you’re helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about service excellence and community pride.

We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise.

Effective January 2026, the City is has launched an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance — providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative reflects our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.

This classification investigates and enforces regulatory ordinances related to the City landscape maintenance code.  An employee in this position receives complaints and reviews inspection reports; conducts field inspections; determines violations; prepares related citations; responds to inquiries and complaints; creates case file; generates reports; maintains database; manages City sidewalk programs; and appears in court as needed.  This position also enforces other ordinances (including county) such as licensing of tree trimmers, sight line visibility of landscape, illegal dumping, and irrigation.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Receives complaints for violations of landscape regulations; performs verification and determination of the nature of the violation; prepares and serves notices to remove existing violations; writes summonses; and files misdemeanor charges in cases of failure to remove a violation.
• Researches property website regarding ownership; reviews tax records for any lis pendens or foreclosures; and checks commercial property records for registered agents, attorneys, etc.
• Researches, locates, and prints City approved site plans and surveys related to solve code issues relating to any field problems that may need to be corrected per plan.
• Creates case files; enters data into system on new cases and updates.
• Assists and processes City Engineer landscape permit applications including on-site investigations.
• Performs, as needed, evening and weekend inspections and surveillance to secure compliance relative to landscape violations; testifies in court as complaining witness.
• Confers with City departments on matters relating to landscaping regulations and City codes; prepares written investigative field reports of violations for presentation to the Special Master or a or county court.
• Maintains files on violations; dictates correspondence relating to the work; and searches County Tax Assessor’s records for current ownership of property relative to violation. 
• Checks the current status, expiration date, current class information, signage on trucks, business cards with license numbers, and research to see if tree trimmer license is current; if un-licensed, takes photos of  work in progress along with trucks, license plates, etc.; sends information to the county with sworn, notarized affidavits for County enforcement. 
• Assists, as needed, with on-site landscape inspections for permit requests.
• Reviews residential properties for the Sidewalk Repair Program. 
• Enforces the permanent irrigation restrictions for Broward County. 
• Meets and answers questions of citizens or potential residents, business owners, and contractors in the field.
• Places daily worksheets on Officer’s desks each morning.
• Performs related work as required.

Requirements

EDUCATION 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

• Reasonable work experience in investigation and enforcement of zoning codes.

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Florida Association of Code Enforcement (FACE) Level 1 Certification.
• ISA Certified Arborist Landscape Inspector Certification or LIAF Certified Landscape Landscape Inspector.
• ISA Certified Arborist preferred.
• FNGLA Certified Horticultural Professional preferred.
• Maintains required licenses and certifications during employment in this position. 
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Must obtain a valid Florida driver’s license prior to hire.

Supplemental Information

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of landscaping species, types of trees, plants, diseases, and planting compatibility and growth patterns.
• Knowledge of legal procedures related to the enforcement of landscaping regulations and codes.
• Knowledge of the City codes, regulations, rules and procedures, and administrative practices relating to enforcement procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office principles and procedures. 
• Skill in using Office and department software.
• Ability to meet the general public, and explain and enforce regulations firmly, tactfully, and impartially.
• Ability to make inspections and to ascertain facts through investigations.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records and report.

BENEFITS PACKAGE SUMMARY
GENERAL EMPLOYEE
HIRED ON OR AFTER 10/01/23

City-Paid Medical Benefits:
• Group Health Insurance: The City pays for 100% of the cost for single coverage for full-time employees and 66.66% of cost for Dependent/Family Coverage. Upon retirement and separation from City employment, employee receives a monthly stipend of $350 per month, applicable toward retiree health coverage.
• Life Insurance: $30,000
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D): $10,000
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Cigna Behavioral

Retirement:
• Employee Contribution = 8%
• Vesting = 10 Years
• Normal Retirement Benefit = 2.5% of pensionable earnings for each year of creditable service
• Average Final Compensation (AFC) = 3 best consecutive earning years
• Maximum Benefit = 80% of AFC, not to exceed $80,000.
• Normal Retirement = Age 62 and ten (10) years of creditable service
• Early Retirement = Age 57 and ten (10) years of creditable service, 3% annual reduction for each year prior to normal retirement age
• 13th check based on monthly retirement, payable if the pension plan funding status is equal to or greater than 100%. Paid in December each year following retirement
• Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) = 4 years/48 months maximum
• DROP Interest Rate = 4%, compounded annually

Longevity:
Based on successful completion of full-time, continuous service with the City, employee shall receive the following:
Years of Creditable Service                Longevity Benefit*
10 Years                                                        2.5%
15 Years                                                        2.5%
20 Years                                                       5.0%
* Longevity Benefit calculated on employee’s base rate of pay

Paid Holidays:
Employees receive the following City-paid holidays:
• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• 4th of July, Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans’ Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day

Annual Leave:
Annual leave may be taken as earned after completion of (90) calendar days. Maximum accumulation each fiscal year is 290 hours. At time of resignation or retirement, employee is paid for all annual leave accrued at their current rate of pay. Annual leave is accrued based on continuous, full-time service with the City, as follows:
Completed Months of Service           Total Hours Accrued Annually
Up to and including first 60 months                    96 hours/12 Days
Greater than 60 months through 120 months     136 hours/17 Days
Greater than 120 months through 204 months   176 hours/22 Days
Greater than 204 months                                      216 hours/27 Days

Annual Leave Cash Out:
Employee can opt to receive a non-pensionable cash payment twice per year for up to forty (40) hours of annual leave, provided accrued annual leave bank does not fall below eighty (80) hours.

Floating Holidays:
Upon completion of (26) weeks of full-time employment with the City, employee shall be entitled to utilize up to five (5) floating holidays per fiscal year. Floating holidays shall not carry over to the next fiscal year.


Perfect Attendance:
For every six (6) months period (April 1 - September 30) and (October 1 - March 31) in which, no sick or unpaid leave is utilized, an employee shall receive ten (10) hours of annual leave credited. Employees who qualify for a consecutive Perfect Attendance benefit shall receive fourteen (14) hours of annual leave credited for each applicable consecutive earning period.

Sick Leave:
Each employee earns (96) hours (12 days) of sick leave annually with no waiting period for use and unlimited accrual. Upon separation of City employment due to resignation, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at time of resignation. Upon separation of employment due to retirement, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s current rate of pay at the time of retirement.

Sick Leave Conversion:
After completion of one (1) year of continuous, full-time employment with the City, an employee may convert their unused portion of their first six (6) days (maximum of forty-eight (48) hours) of accrued sick leave into annual leave. Conversions are subject to the following: A minimum of 96 unused sick leave hours accrued prior to hours being converted, total eligible sick leave hours to be converted shall be reduced hour-for-hour by any sick leave hours utilized during the eligible benefit period, and conversion subject to annual leave accrual cap.

Bereavement:
Qualifying City-paid Bereavement Leave as follows:
• In State = Up to 3 Days
• Out of State = Up to 5 Days

Tuition Reimbursement:
After one (1) year of full-time employment
• 100% reimbursement for a grade of A or B
• 50% reimbursement for a grade of C
• $250 books/lab reimbursement per semester

Credit Union:
We Florida Financial Bank & Credit Union – 8890 NW 44th Street, Sunrise, FL. 33351

Optional Voluntary Benefits (paid by the employee):
• Single or Family Dental Insurance Coverage
• Single or Family Vision Insurance Coverage
• Accident Advantage
• Life Insurance Coverage
• AD&D
• Short Term Disability
• Critical Care Protection
• Cancer Protection Assurance
• MissionSquare Retirement Compensation Programs
o 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
o 401(a) Governmental Purchase Plan: Newly hired