§ 2-60.2. Definitions.

For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:

City: The incorporated areas of Flagler Beach or the administration of the City of Flagler Beach, Florida.

Code enforcement officer: Any designated employee or agent of Flagler Beach whose duty it is to enforce codes and ordinances enacted by the city. Provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any person designated as a code enforcement officer to perform any function or duties of a law enforcement officer other than as specified. A code enforcement officer shall not make physical arrests or take any person into custody and, except for fire inspectors, shall be exempt from requirements relating to the Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System, bonding, and the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, as defined and required by general law.

Law enforcement officer: Any person who is elected, appointed or employed full-time by any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof, who is vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests and whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic or highway laws of the state.

Repeat violation: A violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person previously found to have violated the same provision within five (5) years prior to the current violation by the special magistrate or code enforcement board.

(Ord. No. 93-26, § 2, 1-13-94; Ord. No. 2009-13, § 3, 8-6-09)