CACEO - Code Enforcement Professional Survey

1. What type of agency do you work for? (i.e.: city/county/state government, private/consulting, etc.)
		Response Count
City	148
County	25
Other	2
	answered question	175
	skipped question	10

2. If government sector, what department or division do you work out of and who is your boss?
		Response Count
Community Development/Building/Planning	122
Police	13
Public Works	4
Parks	1
City Manager	11
Fire	1
Other	11
	answered question	163
	skipped question	22

3. Does your agency require certification?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		58.4%	94
No		41.6%	67
If so what type?
PC 832	58
CACEO/CACE/SCACEO	52
ICC	19
Other	5
	answered question		161
	skipped question		24

4. Does your agency offer pay incentives for certification(s)?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		16.4%	27
No		83.6%	138
	answered question		165
	skipped question		20

5. Does your agency require a college degree for entry-level job consideration?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		7.4%	12
No		92.6%	151
	answered question		163
	skipped question		22

6. What is your annual pay range?
		Response Percent	Response Count
$10,000 - 25,000		2.3%	4
$25,000 - 45,000		20.9%	37
$45,000 - 65,000		36.7%	65
$65,000 - 85,000		27.7%	49
$85,000 - 100,000+		12.4%	22
	answered question		177
	skipped question		8

7. How many staff/personnel does your agency have? (Include # and Title)
		Response Count
		162
	answered question	162
	skipped question	23

8. On average, how many cases do you work per month?
		Response Count
		167
	answered question	167
	skipped question	18

9. Does your agency take in anonymous complaints?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		67.4%	116
No		32.6%	56
	answered question		172
	skipped question		13

10. In your opinion and with regard to complaints/cases, is your agency:
		Response Percent	Response Count
Reactive		54.7%	94
Proactive		9.9%	17
Both equally		35.5%	61
	answered question		172
	skipped question		13

11. What is the population of your jurisdiction?
		Response Percent	Response Count
0 - 500		0.6%	1
500 - 2,500		0.0%	0
2,501 - 10,000		7.0%	12
10,001 - 25,000		11.6%	20
25,001 - 50,000		14.5%	25
50,001 - 100,000		30.2%	52
100,001 - 250,000		21.5%	37
250,001+		14.5%	25
	answered question		172
	skipped question		13

12. What types of codes do you typically enforce? (Check all that apply)
		Response Percent	Response Count
Municipal/Local		91.9%	158
Planning/Zoning		91.3%	157
Building		81.4%	140
Housing		69.2%	119
Fire		29.7%	51
Health & Safety		72.1%	124
Business & Professions		40.7%	70
Vehicle		61.6%	106
Penal		20.9%	36
Other		11.6%	20
Other (please specify)			30
	answered question		172
	skipped question		13

13. Does your agency have an official policy or procedure manual directly related to your position?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		47.9%	78
No		52.1%	85
	answered question		163
	skipped question		22

14. Does your agency utilize administrative citations?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		72.2%	117
No		27.8%	45
	answered question		162
	skipped question		23

15 Does your agency utilize an administrative hearing process?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		77.8%	126
No		22.2%	36
	answered question		162
	skipped question		23

16. Does your agency utilize hearing officers?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		76.3%	122
No		23.8%	38
	answered question		160
	skipped question		25

17. If so, are the hearing officers:
		Response Percent	Response Count
paid		47.6%	60
volunteer		11.1%	14
citizen board		7.1%	9
employees		24.6%	31
Other (please specify)			35
	answered question		126
	skipped question		59

18. Are you responsible for creating, writing and/or presenting staff reports for code changes or implementation?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		54.7%	88
No		45.3%	73
	answered question		161
	skipped question		24

19. Are you responsible for locating additional funding/grants for your code program?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		25.2%	41
No		74.8%	122
	answered question		163
	skipped question		22

20. Does your agency provide community outreach?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		80.9%	131
No		19.1%	31
	answered question		162
	skipped question		23

21. If yes, what form(s) of community outreach is utilized? (Check all that apply)
		Response Percent	Response Count
Neighborhood Cleanups		57.1%	76
Pamphlets/Handouts		84.2%	112
Public Events (ie; street fairs, farmer's markets, etc.)		58.6%	78
Media (ie; newspaper articles/ads, radio, TV, etc.)		59.4%	79
Website		68.4%	91
Other		10.5%	14
Other (please specify)			17
	answered question		133
	skipped question		52

22. Does your agency require uniforms?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Hard Uniform		10.4%	17
Soft Uniform		45.1%	74
No Uniform		47.0%	77
	answered question		164
	skipped question		21

23. If so, does your agency provide uniforms or stipend for uniforms?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		63.4%	85
No		36.6%	49
	answered question		134
	skipped question		51

24. Does your agency issue an identification badge?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		89.0%	146
No		11.0%	18
	answered question		164
	skipped question		21

25. Does your agency use automated/computerized case tracking?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		81.1%	133
No		18.9%	31
	answered question		164
	skipped question		21

26. Does your agency use laptops/wireless technology in the field?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		39.6%	65
No		60.4%	99
	answered question		164
	skipped question		21

27. Do you carry a weapon?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		6.1%	10
No		93.9%	154
	answered question		164
	skipped question		21

28. Do you wear a bullet-proof vest?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		11.7%	19
No		88.3%	143
	answered question		162
	skipped question		23

29. If you are issued a bullet-proof vest, how often do you wear it?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Routinely/all of the time		32.1%	9
During inspection warrants		21.4%	6
Other		46.4%	13
Other (please specify)			19
	answered question		28
	skipped question		157

30. On the job, do you carry:
		Response Percent	Response Count
pepper spray		68.5%	50
mace		4.1%	3
taser		4.1%	3
Other		38.4%	28
Other (please specify)			48
	answered question		73
	skipped question		112

31. Have you ever experienced an officer safety incident involving your job?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		62.7%	89
No		37.3%	53
If yes, how many times?			81
	answered question		142
	skipped question		43

32. Have you ever been physically assaulted?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		17.9%	25
No		82.1%	115
If yes, how many times?			29
	answered question		140
	skipped question		45

33. Has your life ever been threatened?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		46.8%	66
No		53.2%	75
If yes, how many times?			59
	answered question		141
	skipped question		44

34. Have you ever been assaulted with a weapon?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		9.1%	13
No		90.9%	130
If yes, how many times? What was the weapon(s)?			14
	answered question		143
	skipped question		42

35. Have you or your family ever been stalked/followed?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		17.0%	24
No		83.0%	117
If yes, how many times?			20
	answered question		141
	skipped question		44

36. Have you ever been held against your will or prevented from exiting a room, structure, property or prevented from entering your work vehicle?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		13.4%	19
No		86.6%	123
If yes, how many times?			17
	answered question		142
	skipped question		43

37. Have you or your family ever been contacted at your residence by a violator?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		18.3%	26
No		81.7%	116
If yes, how many times?			19
	answered question		142
	skipped question		43

38. Has the personal information of you or your family ever been compromised as a result of your job? (ie; DMV, home address, unlisted telephone number, credit information, etc.)
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		17.0%	24
No		83.0%	117
	answered question		141
	skipped question		44

39. Have your personnel records at work ever been reviewed by other than your employer?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		7.9%	11
No		92.1%	128
	answered question		139
	skipped question		46

40. If stalked/followed, threatened, or assaulted as a result of your job, was a police report taken?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		38.2%	34
No		61.8%	55
	answered question		89
	skipped question		96

41. Did any officer safety incident involve your exposure to
		Response Percent	Response Count
chemical		54.3%	19
body fluid		54.3%	19
biological/disease		51.4%	18
Describe exposure			39
	answered question		35
	skipped question		150

42. Has anyone ever threatened you with loss of your job?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		53.6%	75
No		46.4%	65
Describe threat			65
	answered question		140
	skipped question		45

43. Did any officer safety incident involve your use of any equipment?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		11.1%	14
No		88.9%	112
What was used?			16
	answered question		126
	skipped question		59

44. By your agency municipal code are you granted authority as a public officer under CPC 836.5?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		46.5%	60
No		53.5%	69
	answered question		129
	skipped question		56