City of Riverside, Code Enforcement Director
Scott Barber is the Community Development Director for the City of Riverside; Community Development in Riverside is comprised of the divisions of Planning, Building & Safety, and Code Enforcement, with a staff of approximately 70 full-time employees and an annual budget of $8 million. During his twenty-four years of public sector experience, Scott has had the opportunity to work a wide range of activities focused on development and enforcement related functions, including the creation and administration of new and innovative programs for Code Enforcement, the implementation of new permitting and financial systems, and the administration of a County (Transportation & Land Management Agency) agency with approximately 900 staff members and an annual budget of $200 million.
Scott is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Southern California Association of Code Enforcement Officials and has been an instructor at numerous Code Enforcement conferences, as well as teaching administration of justice classes for Rio Hondo Community College. Scott also was a founding member of the Riverside County Leadership Initiative, where he assisted in the creation and instruction of leadership programs for public officials.
Scott has a two college degrees; a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration, and is a lifetime member of the National Academic Honor Society for Business Administration.