The Code Ranger program is a volunteer based program for citizens to assist in identifying code violations across the city. It requires all participants attend a training seminar on how to identify and document code violations. As a trained member of the program, each Code Ranger patrols the city looking for violations. Each member is trained to enter violations into the department's automated database which automatically generates a courtesy notice of violation. A departmental courtesy notice, or 'warning' notice, only informs the resident a violation exists. If the violation is not voluntarily corrected, a Code Compliance Officer assumes responsibility thereafter. By allowing trained volunteers to identify low priority violations (fencing, trash carts, out of cycle bulk, overflowing trash carts, and garage sales) Code Officers can devote their efforts to higher priority violations (zoning, health hazards, illegal dumping, and outside accumulation). The department's goal is two-fold, increase participation in the program and keep existing Code Rangers engaged in the program. The success is best measured by the number of courtesy notices issued by the volunteer Code Rangers. Data indicates the participation in the program is declining and incremental steps are being taken to increase participation.

http://sqlreporting.cfwnet.org/Reports/Pages/Report.aspx?ItemPath=%2fCodeOps%2fCode+Rangers%2fNumber+of+Notices+Sent+by+Date+and+Code+Ranger. This report has the capability to retrieve data for any date range, by Code Ranger ID#, or violation type. This data set is available to every senior officer, supervisor, superintendents, and assitant director within the neighborhood investigations division.

Actual = number of courtesy notices issued that month

FYTD Actual = accumulated # of courtesy notices issued in that fiscal year

% change (YOY Actual) = This month's actual compared to last year's actual for the same month

% change (YOY FTYD Total) = This month's FYTD Total compared to last year's FYTD Total for the same month

HV = 5% divided equally between 12 months

LV = 1% divided equally between 12 months