Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.

• Patrol properties to maintain safety.

Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones.

• Relay information about incidents or emergencies to personnel using phones or two-way radios.

Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.

• Issue warnings or citations.

Mark tires of parked vehicles with chalk and record time of marking, and return at regular intervals to ensure that parking time limits are not exceeded.

Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints.

• Relay information about incidents or emergencies to personnel using phones or two-way radios.

Train new or temporary staff.

• Train employees in proper work procedures.

Identify vehicles in violation of parking codes, checking with dispatchers when necessary to confirm identities or to determine whether vehicles need to be booted or towed.

• Locate suspicious objects or vehicles.
• Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.

Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures such as checking oil and gas, and report mechanical problems to supervisors.

• Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.

Observe and report hazardous conditions such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted.

• Monitor environmental conditions to detect hazards.

Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.

• Use databases to locate investigation details or other information.

Investigate and answer complaints regarding contested parking citations, determining their validity and routing them appropriately.

Prepare and maintain required records, including logs of parking enforcement activities, and records of contested citations.

• Maintain operational records.

Collect coins deposited in meters.

Maintain assigned equipment and supplies such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones.

Provide information to the public regarding parking regulations and facilities, and the location of streets, buildings and points of interest.

• Inform the public about policies, services or procedures.

Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.

• Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.

Locate lost, stolen, and counterfeit parking permits, and take necessary enforcement action.

• Locate suspicious objects or vehicles.

Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles.

• Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items.
• Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.

Perform traffic control duties such as setting up barricades and temporary signs, placing bags on parking meters to limit their use, or directing traffic.

• Block physical access to restricted areas.
• Direct vehicle traffic.

Wind parking meter clocks.

Provide assistance to motorists needing help with problems, such as flat tires, keys locked in cars, or dead batteries.

• Assist motorists or pedestrians.

Assign and review the work of subordinates.

• Evaluate employee performance.

Remove handbills within patrol areas.