As a Law Enforcement Officer - Garden Grove
As a Law Enforcement Officer - Garden Grove
As a Law Enforcement Officer - Garden Grove
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The mission of the<br />
Code <strong>Enforcement</strong> Unit<br />
is to address qualityof-life<br />
issues that affect<br />
the <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Grove</strong><br />
community, such<br />
as graffiti, unsightly<br />
debris storage and<br />
neglected landscaping.<br />
Left unchecked, these<br />
issues can worsen, causing<br />
the neighborhood to deteriorate<br />
and property values to decline.<br />
Code <strong>Enforcement</strong>’s first priority is to<br />
identify these types of concerns in the<br />
community, notify the owner, and then request voluntary<br />
compliance to resolve the matter.<br />
The Code <strong>Enforcement</strong> Unit works closely with Planning,<br />
Building, Business Tax, and Public Works as well as other<br />
divisions within the Police Department to keep our city<br />
attractive and safe. In 2010, five Code <strong>Enforcement</strong> <strong>Officer</strong>s<br />
investigated over 7,500 violations and mailed over 15,200<br />
notices. The notices of violation(s) inform the resident of the<br />
City ordinance(s) being violated, and are the first attempt by<br />
the City to obtain voluntary compliance.<br />
The Code <strong>Enforcement</strong> Unit addresses issues through both<br />
proactive enforcement and by responding to complaints<br />
from citizens. The primary complaints in 2010 were property<br />
maintenance issues and improper storage of debris. The<br />
unit also responds to a large variety of other complaints,<br />
including graffiti, unlawful smoking in a business, and<br />
commercial vehicle parking. Due to the current state of the<br />
economy, Code <strong>Enforcement</strong> <strong>Officer</strong>s now also routinely<br />
monitor foreclosed and/or vacant properties to make sure<br />
they are properly maintained.<br />
The <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Grove</strong> Police Department contracts the<br />
operation of its jail facilities with The GEO Group, Inc.<br />
(GEO). Contracting out these services has allowed the<br />
Police Department to concentrate much more of its efforts<br />
on community safety instead of expending energy and<br />
resources on jail operations. By utilizing GEO personnel, the<br />
sworn police officers are able to process arrestees and return<br />
to their field duties in as little as 20 minutes. This, in turn,<br />
has increased their availability to handle additional calls for<br />
service.<br />
In 2010, GEO jail staff processed 6,494 arrestees, allowing<br />
officers to return to the streets faster to provide quality<br />
service to the community. In addition to the arrestees,<br />
GEO personnel processed<br />
738 narcotic and sex<br />
offender registrants,<br />
which otherwise would<br />
have had to be handled<br />
by a Community Service<br />
<strong>Officer</strong>.
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