General Class Information
Instructor-Led Class
Ordinance Investigation and Case Preparation
6 Continuing Education Hours
Description
This class will cover how to put a case together for building standards commissions and courts of record. It will address the seven steps commonly required to support the issuance of an abatement order. It will include report writing, the use of photographs, the need to understand the process, and recent legislative updates. The class will include a great deal of focus on practical situations.
Who Should Attend
Local code enforcement officers, officials, and others needing an understanding of successful ways to have an abatement order issued will benefit from this very practical class.
Certifications
Six (6) hours code enforcement/RS continuing education credits will be awarded for successful completion. For code enforcement officers, this class includes one hour in "Legal / Legislative Update Related to the Profession of Code Enforcement." Six (6) hours TCOLE credit may be given at the discretion of participant's agency (Lesson Plan and Instructor Biography will be provided to Agency Training Officer). Peace officers seeking to earn TCOLE credits for completion of Class 3880 should verify with their Training Officer that this class meets Agency requirements prior to registration. In some cases TCOLE credit will be filed by the local agency hosting the class.
Instructor
Your instructor for this class is Donald "Chip" Matthews, Senior Instructor at Texas Illegal Dumping Resource Center. If you need to contact him for any reason, you can do so at codeedservices@cableone.net.
Instructor-Led Class
Ordinance Investigation and Case Preparation
6 Continuing Education Hours
Description
This class will cover how to put a case together for building standards commissions and courts of record. It will address the seven steps commonly required to support the issuance of an abatement order. It will include report writing, the use of photographs, the need to understand the process, and recent legislative updates. The class will include a great deal of focus on practical situations.
Who Should Attend
Local code enforcement officers, officials, and others needing an understanding of successful ways to have an abatement order issued will benefit from this very practical class.
Certifications
Six (6) hours code enforcement/RS continuing education credits will be awarded for successful completion. For code enforcement officers, this class includes one hour in "Legal / Legislative Update Related to the Profession of Code Enforcement." Six (6) hours TCOLE credit may be given at the discretion of participant's agency (Lesson Plan and Instructor Biography will be provided to Agency Training Officer). Peace officers seeking to earn TCOLE credits for completion of Class 3880 should verify with their Training Officer that this class meets Agency requirements prior to registration. In some cases TCOLE credit will be filed by the local agency hosting the class.
Instructor
Your instructor for this class is Donald "Chip" Matthews, Senior Instructor at Texas Illegal Dumping Resource Center. If you need to contact him for any reason, you can do so at codeedservices@cableone.net.