Sharon P. RagoonanDirector of Building and Code Compliance
Sharon P. Ragoonan serves as the Department Director of Building and Code Compliance. Ms. Ragoonan plans, directs, supervises the activities and operations of the department and is responsible for the overall fiscal management and efficient delivery of services. She has over 14 years of public service experience in code enforcement, organizational management, training and development, and community outreach. She was responsible for the establishment of a benchmark mentoring program for youth and for launching a national financial literacy campaign for high school graduates.
Ms. Ragoonan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Florida International University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Florida Atlantic University. She was recognized by the Governor’s Mentoring Initiative and was a recent participant in the prestigious National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) mentor program.
Department of Building and Code Compliance
The Department of Building and Code Compliance is comprised of the Building Services Division and the Code Compliance Division, and is committed to enhancing the quality of life for the City’s citizens, property owners, and visitors. Since 2009 it has served to ensure that property owners, investors and residents can be a part of a community where structures are safe for occupancy, property values increase, and the attractiveness of the area is maintained. In addition, the department advances the City’s efforts to protect the health, safety and welfare of its constituency as well as ensure continued conformance with State, local and municipal codes.
The department is also a strong proponent of public education and community outreach, and is committed to utilizing public workshops, forums, print media, and the worldwide web to forge new partnerships and foster communication in each of the City’s vital districts. This approach augments the effort to expand our current delivery of services and to improve customer satisfaction.
The Department of Building and Code Compliance is committed to preserving your property values, safety, and welfare that will ultimately make the City of Miami Gardens a highly desirable community in which to live, work and play.