City of Tampa

This is responsible supervisory work involving parking meter collections and regulations enforcement.

The employee in this class is responsible for planning, assigning, supervising, and reviewing the work of subordinate personnel involved in performing on-street parking activities. Work is of more than average difficulty and includes supervising the collecting of money from municipal parking meters and the issuing of citations for vehicles violating the municipal parking ordinances. The employee oversees and participates in the initial preparation of work schedules by subordinate supervisors, establishes work priorities and evaluates results achieved. The employee is also expected to recommend, develop, and implement improved collection and enforcement methods, techniques, practices, and procedures. An important responsibility of the employee in this class of work is coordinating the collection and enforcement functions with administrative procedures for same. Under general supervision of the Parking Operations Superintendent, the employee is required to exercise reasonable initiative and independent judgment in conducting checks and reviews to ensure that work is performed in compliance with established procedures and instructions provided. Tact, courtesy, and impartiality are required in contacts with the general public and in receiving and responding to on-street parking requests and complaints. Work is reviewed through conferences, observation while in progress, reports submitted, and results obtained.

Plans, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of subordinate personnel involved in performing municipal on-street parking activities; directs, through subordinate supervisors, the collecting of money from parking meters and the issuing of citations for vehicles violating the parking ordinances; develops and implements improved enforcement and collection methods, procedures, practices, and techniques; coordinates enforcement and collection functions with administrative procedures; plans and coordinates work priorities with subordinate supervisors and evaluates results achieved; counsels subordinates with work related problems.

Supervises the completion of deposit slips and related forms and putting money in bags for transport to the bank in order to make bank deposit (collection).

Confers with department representatives, construction companies, parking customers, and business representatives to identify and resolve on-street parking problems; coordinates longterm leasing of metered spaces; responds to requests and complaints orally and in writing concerning on-street parking matters; investigates requests for parking zoning changes; conducts parking surveys; inspects and checks parking areas periodically and makes recommendations to superiors relating to metered spaces, signs, lots, and hours of operation.

Prepares the annual budget for on-street parking functions to be included in the subdivision’s budget; recommends employment, promotions, transfers, discipline, demotions, and dismissals of subordinate employees as necessary; responds to employee grievances; completes employee performance evaluations and reviews those completed by subordinate supervisory personnel; reviews personnel actions initiated by subordinate supervisors and approves, disapproves, or modifies; responds to employee leave requests; ensures that subordinate employees receive appropriate orientation and training.

Performs related work as required.

Considerable knowledge of: methods, practices, procedures, and equipment pertinent to municipal on-street parking and collection functions; traffic codes and parking regulations in major municipal business districts.

Working knowledge of: the city and its geography; mathematics; effective supervisory techniques.

Some knowledge of: planning and scheduling techniques.

Ability to: plan, schedule, and coordinate on-street parking activities; train, supervise, and review the work of subordinate personnel; perform basic mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy; prepare oral and written reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinate personnel, other employees and the general public.

Graduation from an accredited high school or vocational school and three (3) years of experience in parking regulations enforcement to include six (6) months in supervisory experience, and one (1) year of experience in collecting and accounting for money; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Satisfactory completion of a 40 hour training program established and approved by the Florida Police Standards and Training Commission under the provisions of section l316.016, Florida Statutes.

Possession of a valid Florida driver’s license required.

During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.