Parking/Animal Control Officer

PARKING/ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

GENERAL SUMMARY: Under the general supervision of the Police Department, patrols and conducts parking enforcement, responds to requests for assistance in animal control, issues citations in conformity with city codes and ordinances related to parking and animal control.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Work is performed under the supervision of the Chief of Police or his/her designee.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK: ( This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by an employee of this class; employee may be assigned duties which are not listed below .)

- Enforces regulations and issues tickets for ordinance violations including, but not limited to, parking ordinances, animal control ordinances and abandoned vehicles.

- Patrol areas in a motor vehicle to detect and enforce parking laws and regulations.

- Captures and impounds unlicensed, stray and uncontrolled animals.

- Investigates complaints of animal bites.

- Ability to learn ordinances relating to parking enforcement and animal control

- Necessary skills, knowledge and ability to perform work similar to that of a law enforcement officer or inspector of physical properties.

- Prefer experience in reading, interpreting and applying codes, regulations and public rules.

- Familiarity with court procedures.

- Appears in court when necessary.

- Familiarity with policies and procedures.

- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

- Ability to learn principles and practices of investigative and enforcement methods.

- Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records and reports.

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals and

the general public in securing compliance with pertinent laws, ordinances, rules and

regulations.

- Ability to speak clearly and aid others in interpreting and complying with community rules and regulations.

- Destroys rabid animals.

- Reasonable knowledge of the geography, streets and important locations in the city.

- Maintains records of daily routine events and provides a variety of summary reports as necessary .

- Supplies food, water and personal care to animals.

- Performs custodial duties at shelter, cleaning and sanitizing

- Provide adoptions and maintain state records

- Maintain files.

- Reasonable knowledge and experience of the care, handling and habits of dogs and other animals.

- Evaluates living conditions of animals, potential animal threats to residents, tracking and trapping animals when necessary, and collecting animal carcasses.

- May perform Code Enforcement Officer duties as needed.

- Perform all related work as required.

An employee of this class, upon appointment should have the equivalent of the following training and/or experience:

- Reasonable experience in dealing with the public in performing community service activities.

- Ability to obtain various licenses and certifications for the proper care and treatment of animals in care and custody.

- Successful training in euthanasia.

- Ability to become State Certified as required for performance of duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

- Skill in using standard office equipment, computer, measuring tools, tablet, scanner, camera, etc.

- Ability to document, review, analyze, and communicate, verbally and in writing, pertinent information regarding code enforcement .

- Ability to establish effective working relationships and use good judgement, initiative and resourcefulness when dealing with property owners, the public, other professional contacts, and municipal officials.

- Ability to critically assess situations, solve problems, and work effectively within deadlines, and changing work priorities.

- Ability to work efficiently with limited supervision.

- Ability to convey and understand information effectively and professionally through speaking, hearing, reading, and writing.

- Ability to gather and analyze data for the purpose of preparing accurate and timely reports, memoranda, letters, and responses to requests for information.

- Previous experience in an Animal Shelter or related field

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- Ability to understand and follow both written and oral instructions

- Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 90 pound loads

- Ability to work outdoors in extreme temperatures

- Ability to pass written examination, physical with drug screen and fingerprint/criminal history/driving record check

- High School Graduate or G.E.D.

- Legally employable in the United States

- 21 years of age or older

- Valid Michigan driver's license

PHYSICAL ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, this employee works in an office setting as well as at outdoor job sites. The employee frequently works by operating a motor vehicle, near moving mechanical parts, is regularly exposed to wet and slippery surfaces, humid conditions, extreme cold and heat; is occasionally exposed to exhaust fumes and toxic chemicals.

- Minimum reasoning ability usually associated with this classification:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

- Minimum Math ability usually associated with this classification:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure; to perform the four operations with like or common decimal fractions.

- Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification:

READ: Ability to read a variety of novels, and magazines; to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures.

WRITE: Ability to write reports and essays with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.

SPEAK: Ability to speak before individuals with poise, voice control, and confidence, using correct English and well modulated voice.

- Two or more years of training, either on the job or formal education, usually associated with this occupation in addition to the Reasoning, Math and Language abilities detailed above.

- Degree of physical demands (Strength) usually associated with this classification:

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

- Type of Physical Demands usually associated with this classification:

Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Squatting: lowering the body by bending leg.

Stooping: bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Hearing - Perceiving nature of sounds by ear.

Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. The important aspects of vision are:

- Acuity, far - Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.

- Acuity, near - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.

- Depth Perception - Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships to see objects where and as they actually are.

- Field of Vision - Area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point.

- Accommodation - Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from eye.

f. Color Vision - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.