Mission Statement
The mission statement of the Development Services Department is: "To provide the City of Brownwood with a proactive approach to code compliance, affording due process to citizens using the Code Procedures with a goal of a clean City."

Responsibilities
Responsibilities of this department include:

• Checks zoning and variance requests
• Code compliance
• Exercises general inspection supervision over all public and private construction work
• Issues all permits required by the City
  
  • Building
  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Plumbing
  • Signs
  • Vendors
  • Alcohol
• Provides staff assistance for boards and commissions
  
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment
  • Building and Standards Commission
  • Unified Board of Appeals
  • Planning and Zoning Commission

Staff
The department has 9 employees: 

 
• 1 Administrator
• 1 Assistant Administrator
• 2 Combination Inspectors (Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)
• 2 Code compliance Officers
• 1 Administrative Assistant
• 2 Property Maintenance Staff

Goals
This department has 3 goals:

• To ensure community compliance with all codes in accordance with City Ordinances and standard specifications
• To provide adequate engineering and inspection services for the City of Brownwood
• To provide timely and accurate information in regards to citizen requests to the commissions to which the department gives staff assistance

Objectives
The department strives to meet the following objectives:

• Continue a proactive approach to code compliance.
• Continue to provide adequate staff support and training to related boards.
• Increase public awareness of purpose of permits and inspections.