| 1. | Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance. |
| 2. | Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones. |
| 3. | Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints. |
| 6. | Train new or temporary staff. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures such as checking oil and gas, and report mechanical problems to supervisors. |
| 9. | Observe and report hazardous conditions such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted. |
| 10. | Investigate and answer complaints regarding contested parking citations, determining their validity and routing them appropriately. |
| 11. | Maintain assigned equipment and supplies such as handheld citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones. |
| 12. | Provide information to the public regarding parking regulations and facilities, and the location of streets, buildings and points of interest. |
| 13. | Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations. |
| 14. | Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles. |
| 15. | Perform traffic control duties such as setting up barricades and temporary signs, placing bags on parking meters to limit their use, or directing traffic. |
| 16. | Provide assistance to motorists needing help with problems, such as flat tires, keys locked in cars, or dead batteries. |
| 17. | Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using handheld computers. |
| 18. | Collect coins deposited in meters. |
| 19. | Prepare and maintain required records, including logs of parking enforcement activities, and records of contested citations. |
| 20. | Locate lost, stolen, and counterfeit parking permits, and take necessary enforcement action. |
| 21. | Wind parking meter clocks. |
| 22. | Assign and review the work of subordinates. |
| 23. | Remove handbills within patrol areas. |