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City of Irving
Code Enforcement Technician
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What they do
An Animal Control Officer works for a police department or public safety agency and responds to calls for help with abandoned or mistreated animals. Assists with capturing wild animals found in city neighborhoods or populated areas.
$44,564 / year median in Texas
+10% projected growth
Job Description
This position supports the City Strategic Plan by safeguarding public health and safety and protecting the integrity of neighborhoods through proactive and reactive response to substandard property maintenance conditions and other locally adopted codes and ordinances. Duties include responding to citizen complaints on residential and commercial properties for code violations and recording results of findings; documenting and maintaining written records and photo documentation of property conditions; visually inspecting properties for compliance with all minimum property standards; and performing or overseeing litter, trash, and debris clean-up in proscribed areas. Additional duties include applying pesticides, larvicides and other chemicals necessary to control disease-bearing mosquitoes; operating, maintaining and calibrating mosquito fogging trucks and equipment; submitting trap samples to the Texas Department of Health or Dallas County Health and Human Services; maintaining records of chemicals used in applications, complaints, spray areas and trap data; and stocking and maintaining chemical inventory. A high school diploma or equivalent and a valid Texas driver's license or the ability to obtain one required. TDA applicators license - Vector Control category, or the ability to obtain one within 12 months of employment also required.