PURPOSE OF SLIDE SHOW

We are ALL here today to create a new comic Super Hero called – CODE MAN in hopes that he will be able to HELP US save our communities - from ourselves.

HOPE YOU HAVE SOME FUN AND ENJOY THE SHOW!

STEP 1: HEAD TO TOW CODE MAN NEEDS KNOWLEDGE FIRST

CODE MAN SCHOOL

Do you know when The First Code was created?

– The Code of Hammurabi • Created in 1790 BC by the 6th Babylonian King

• 282 codes / laws of justice

• Example: If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then the builder shall be put to death.

• Intended to clarify the rights of “oppressed man.”

CODE MAN UNIVERSITY

HE MUST LEARN A LOT:Florida State Statutes Local Ordinances

– Fort Myers has approx 3000 pages of codes

SOP - Standard Operating Procedures Human Resource Policies Professional Certifications - Required? “Common Sense” – Most important!

STEP 2: Post Graduation –

What to do with all the new knowledge? SUPER HERO GOALS

– Enforce the Code

– Protect the Health, Safety & Welfare

– Educate Everyone

– Notify & Motivate

– Maintain Compliance and Deter Future Violations

– Penalize Repeat or Serious Offenders

– Abate Violations Whenever Possible

– Historic Preservation, Rehab & Revitalization

– Reduce, Reuse – RECYCLE !

CONTINUING EDUCATION

CODE MAN’S Primary Goal Is?

BUT WHY? Basic Assumption:

– If we have GOOD codes; Compliance shall improve our overall Quality of Life, and the majority will want to follow “the rules” voluntarily.

THE BENEFITS OF: A GOOD EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT

– Decreased Crime & Blight

– Increased Property Values

– Proper Maintenance is less Expensive than Rehab

– Improved Occupancy % & Rental Rates

– Increased Real Estate Sales

– Enhanced Community Empowerment

– Pride in Ownership

– Healthy Cities

– Economic Recovery & Development

STEP 3: U-TOW-PIA

IN A PERFECT WORLD?– No Code Violations Anywhere…– Is that really possible?– Would it actually be “perfect”?

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK?– What should perfect enforcement look like?

STEP 4: A SOLID BASE

HIS FOUNDATION IS BASED UPON– 2 Primary Principles mandated by Florida State

Statutes FSS-162; What are they?

F R Hint: Not Front & Rear

FAIR REASONABLE

Code Enforcement MUST be Fair & Reasonable to be Legal

STEP 5: SUPER POWERS

Super POSITIVE (+) Attitude LOVES to COMMUNICATE GENUINE Desire to HELP others

Humm…CODE MAN must have a

HUGE Heart!

“With great Power comes GREAT Responsibility!”

STEP 6: ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS

MUST BE BOTH EFFICIENT & EFFECTIVE– What do you think is the Quickest and Least

Expensive method?

EDUCATION

This mightbe on

The Exam…

TYPICAL ENFORCEMENT PROCESS

Introduction & Education Door Tags / Written Warnings – “Fair & Reasonable” City Ordinance Citation – Instant $ penalty Notice of Violation – Due Process = “Legal Notice” Code Board Hearings – 7 members and all volunteers Daily Fines / Penalties run till Complied or “Capped”? Abatement Procedures - when possible & Invoice owner Collections Process begins - including Legal Foreclosure Mitigation Requests / Liens Released upon Payment Used to Foreclose on ALL Code Liens within 20 Years

STEP 7: THE VILLAINS? VIOLATORS And / Or COMPLAINANTS

– Will whoever is really responsible, please stand-up?• Property owners, Business Operators

• Landlords, Tenants, Realtors, Maintenance staff

• Management companies, Banks

• False Complaints, - “Finger-pointers” and/or

• Personal Agendas – trying to hurt others with Code Enf.

– What kind of villain must he deal with today?• A Criminal or another Innocent Victim

“Wielding the Code Enforcement Sword”

VILLAIN DETECTOR CODE MAN’S SECRET DECODER:

– (It’s just JUDO spelled backwards)

O

D

U

J

- OKAY – willing to comply

CODE MAN’s Primary Duty is to Educate then MotivateALL Violators until they become an “OKAY” person.

VILLAIN DETECTOR

CODE MAN’S SECRET DECODER:

O

D

U

J

- OKAY

- DON’T Understand?

Sometimes people just need a better explanation to reallyunderstand what corrective actions are required & why.

VILLAIN DETECTOR

CODE MAN’S SECRET DECODER:

O

D

U

J

- OKAY

- DON’T

- UNABLE – believes they can’t

The elderly, disabled, low income & mentally ill can besome of CODE MAN’s most challenging customers.However, referrals to the right resources often results infinding a way to help them comply and become “OKAY”.

VILLAIN DETECTOR

CODE MAN’S SECRET DECODER:

O

D

U

J

- OKAY

- DON’T

- UNABLE

- “JERKS”

$NYDLEY $LUMLORD

This type typically says, OKAY -Understands, and is Able but stillmakes the decision NOT to Comply.

Uh-Oh ESCAPE PLAN? RUN AWAY – Run Away? And Remember his PRIMARY DUTY

– Must Change ALL Violators into OKAY

JUDO

Expert

of his secret Super Power - He’s a Master at J.U.D.O.

Code Man can’t run away,even from the JERKS; buthe’ll be SAFE because…

CODE MAN’S CRYPTO-NITE ?

Every Super Hero has a “weakness”…– Primate Allergies can turn Code Man into Code Maniac?

A.P.E.s– Distract Code Man from his

True Mission & Purpose

No actual CURE but if you…– Call them what they really are

– Another Political Emergency

– they’ll shrink down to monkey size.

A.P.E.

STEP 8: SUPER GADGETS

NEEDS SOME COOL TOOLS…

- NOT-

Code Man’s Office

Code Man’s GREEN & on a VERY limited BUDGET

Guess a Hybrid still beats a phone booth?

REAL TOOLS

Informal Enforcement Processes:– Education – EDUCATION - Education– Neighborhood Watches & Community Assoc.– Pamphlets, Brochures & Door Hangers – NTC’s – Notice to Call for Information– Citizen Involvement – Volunteers & Complaints– Legal Covenants – Deed Restrictions– HOA & Condos – Rules & By-laws

MORE TOOLS Formal Enforcement Processes

– (2) Typical Enforcement Paths:– Code Board & Citations to Court

Priority Response Policy – the real Muscle? Broken Window Theory & C.P.T.E.D. Networking with other Super Hero agencies

Citation CEB

PRIORITY RESPONSE POLICY

Health & Safety FIRST Crime Related Primary Targets Repeat Offenders / Oldest Cases Visually ObviousA.P.E.’s & Requests From Other Departments Neighborhood or Citizen Complaints Anonymous Personally Motivated Agendas Nuisance Complainants

STEP 9: Super HERO Costume

Code Man Needs a UNIFORM

A QUICK REVIEW

Head Full of KNOWLEDGE Solid Foundation - F & R Huge Heart & a Healthy Central Core Duty Comes FIRST – J.U.D.O. Strong Arms for carrying all the Tools Super Costume & Gadgets Almost Complete – BUTT Now What?

STEP 10: ENERGIZE

Time to Bring to LIFE

– What are we forgetting?

His CODE OF ETHICS– The Source of ALL his

Powers; without Ethics

CODE MAN would not exist at all.

Ethics

INTRODUCING

It’s CODE MAN….

Now Let’sTake theBLIGHT

Out of Crime !

Coming Soon to a City Near You

NEXT STEPS:

CODE MAN NEEDS YOUR HELP…

www.CodeManHero.com

CODE MAN’S PURPOSE

OUR PURPOSE STATEMENT:– To provide an affordable public education

delivery device for assisting others in accomplishing their individual missions; as their universal goals specifically relate to improving the quality of life for the common good.

CODE MAN’S MISSION

OUR VISION / MISSION STATEMENT:– To eliminate blight in an effort to help reduce

crime and protect the general health, safety and welfare through public education, advertising campaigns, community networking, professional training and open forums.

ROLE MODELS -

Smokey-the-Bear

1944 1979

Only YOU can Prevent Forest Fires.

McGruff – the Crime Dog

Take a Bite Out of Crime.

SOME SIDE KICKS? Code Man’s Allies in Fighting BLIGHT

CODE GAL McFixit O’Tool

Well Kiss My

BlarneyStone!

CURRENT CHALLENGES

Lack of Budget / Resources & Less Staff More Code Work to do than ever before!

– Mortgage Foreclosures by the Thousands– Condominium Associations Failing financially– Bank Walk-A-Ways & “Abandoned” Structures – Large new Developments – now stalled projects

Who should be “legally responsible” ? CE J.U.D.O. - To many “Unable” Customers

Got a Code Enforcement Problem?

CODE MAN HAS SOME IDEAS

Let’s Talk

VALUED SPECIAL PROGRAM IDEAS

Project PRIDE & Builders Care Sponsorships AmeriCorps NCCC Service Project Countywide Disaster Damage Assessment Code Enforcement Public Education - Code Man PSA’s & TV NET - Neighborhood Enforcement Targets Slum Property Sign Program Ride-a-Long Program – Liability Waivers? C.E. Most Wanted Tags & Process Service of Citations Rental Property Minimum-Housing Standards FTO Program & FACE Training/Officer CEP Certification

PROJECT P.R.I.D.E.

Volunteer Initiative – at No CO$T to The City Code Officers identify neglected homes Pre-qualify the home owners based on NEED Prioritize those qualified and refer to PRIDE Leaders PRIDE coordinates resources & schedules event This program assists in eliminating visual blight, thru

painting & minor repairs, while strengthening our community partnerships; where enforcement may not.

Painting, Rehabilitating, & Improving Dwellings Effectively

AmeriCorps NCCC Project Pride Locations Habitat for Humanity partnership Minor Unsafe Structure – Abatement Environmental Clean-ups / Earth Day Invasive Plant Removal Parks & Recreation Projects Educational/ Service Learning Ops Builders Care - “Ramps Up”

Pick It UpFort Myers !

www.CodeManHero.com

We ALL must pitch in to…

“Fight the Blight ”

Public Education Campaigns

THE END

Really it’s just the beginning…

CREDITS

The CITY OF FORT MYERS - FL CODE MAN ALL STARS:

– Artwork by Andy Howl & Howl Gallery– Web Design by ISG– M & G Graphic Design, Inc.– Code Enforcement Professionals everywhere

All CODE MAN images are Trademarked Copyrighted by Comply or Dye, Ink.

CITY OF FORT MYERS, FL

MISSION STATEMENT– To deliver exceptional government services sensitive to the needs, safety and quality of life of our community; and provide an environment where people will be encouraged to live, work, play, and invest.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION –

To protect the health, safety, and welfare of all property owners, residents, businesses, and visitors within our City Limits. To establish standards and ordinances which ensure positive effects on property value, community appearance and neighborhood pride. To partner and network with other communities in our efforts to stay at the forefront of creative & effective Code Enforcement.Become a Code Man All Star TODAY & Help Fight Blight!