“Enforcement Officer” means any person who is charged by the City Manager with responsibility for enforcement of any provision of this code. In addition to any other powers conferred upon them by this code or by other state, county or federal law, any designated Enforcement Officer shall have the authority, pursuant to Penal Code Section 836.5, to issue a citation for infractions; to issue a pre-citation notice, as described in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 9.24.110; or to issue a Notice of Violation, as described in Larkspur Municipal Code Section 9.24.120, if such Enforcement Officer has cause to believe that a violation of this code was or is being committed. No officer or employee shall be allowed by their superior to exercise the citation authority herein conferred pursuant to Penal Code Section 836.5, unless such officer or employee is authorized to do so by the City Manager. The City Manager shall ensure that Enforcement Officers authorized to issue citations for infractions have received training designed to instruct each officer or employee who will exercise such citation authority regarding the provisions of the statutes and ordinances to be enforced, the evidentiary prerequisites to proper prosecution for violations thereof, the appropriate procedures for exercising such citation authority, and the legal and practical ramifications and limitations attendant thereto. Any such officers or employees shall be appropriately instructed to deposit executed citations for filing with the court, after review for legal sufficiency. Such training shall not be required for Enforcement Officers using noncriminal means of obtaining compliance with this code. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1040 § 2, 2019)