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CURRENT DEPARTMENT STATUS (CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION) The partial implementation of the Department's 07/08 Budget proposal, due to the conditions that were outlined above, has provided the following benefits to the City of Sunny Isles Beach: . One Code Enforcement Officer (provided by Calvin Giordano), has been assigned to the Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Boulevard corridor as well as the beach area exclusively; the officer performs daily walks and early morning drives on the Beach Area. The constant interaction with business owners and close work with the Public Works Department, has translated into a cleaner great looking main Avenue, as he has constantly notified the Public Works Department of the focal points where debris, graffiti, and damaged streetscape equipments were found. Prompt response from the Public Works Department, resulted into correction of all the issues. The patrol of the beach has provided a stronger enforcement presence along the coastal area, and objects such as chairs and equipments have been removed from the area located east of the erosion control line on a daily basis, This in turn has created a cleaner beach for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. The monitoring of all the locations registered with the City of Sunny Isles Beach, as required by the Beach Chairs and Equipment Ordinance, has resulted on none or few chairs being pre-set prior to the allowed time of 8:00 a.m., and none or few items being left overnight. . The three remaining Code Enforcement Officers (two at this time, hiring of a third one upcoming), have been able to perform inspections via walking and driving on their respective zones, (8) hours of the work day versus (4) hours of the work day; . The transfer of a Clerk from the Human and Cultural Services Department has provided total administrative support to the Code Enforcement Officers. Attached is a list of cases that Yasrninia Essabba has entered and organized for the officers since December 7, 2007 when she officially started the task, as prior training was required. Total of (112) cases were process during 34 working days, for an average of 4 cases per day. Yasminia Essabba has handled the bulk of the citizens complaints that come into the Department for a total of (86) complaints in December and (84) complaints so far in January, translating into (170) possible new cases or (5) complaints per day. All complaints create a new case to be investigated by the officer, some are valid some are bogus. BENCHMARK The Community Development Department performed a study of the various adjacent Cities to determine if the Officer's salaries are within the acceptable range. The reason for this study is to demonstrate the fact that our base salary is not competitive and attractive to potential applicants. Below is a table with the starting salary of the surrounding Cities and where the City ranks in relation to other locations: City Minimum Salary Level Required Comments City of Miami $43,167.07 Level I City of Coral Gables $42,057.60 Level I City of Sunny Isles $36,219.94 Level I Currently we have the Beach following: . Code