§ 95.21. Appointment and qualifications of sanitation inspectors, litter enforcement officers, powers and duties.

(1)

The city manager is hereby authorized to designate and appoint, as sanitation inspectors, also referred to as "litter enforcement officers" (s. 403.413, F.S.), certain city employee(s) and volunteers who are trained and assigned to inspection functions for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto.

(2)

Pursuant to the provisions of F.S. § 403.413, the Florida Litter Law, the city's duly appointed law enforcement officers and code compliance specialists are designated and appointed as litter enforcement officers of the city for the purposes of enforcing F.S. § 403.413, and sections 95.15 and 95.20 herein. Duly appointed law enforcement officers and code compliance specialists are exempt from the qualifications requirements set forth below.

(a)

Litter enforcement officers shall have the following qualifications:

1.

Satisfactory completion of a course of at least eight hours duration pertaining to the duties of litter enforcement officers, which course shall be jointly given by the directors of the city police department building department, public works department, city attorney's office and other relevant departments.

(b)

Litter enforcement officers shall, while on duty:

1.

Issue notices of noncompliance and perform such other acts for enforcement of this chapter.

2.

Perform such additional duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or by administrative orders, regulations and directives as may be issued by the city manager or designee.

3.

Litter enforcement officers who are not law enforcement officers or code compliance specialists shall be identified either by special uniform or badge or both.

(Ord. 07-147, passed 11-13-07; Am. Ord. 11-61, § 1, passed 8-22-11; Ord. No. 13-17, § 1, 4-8-13)