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Parking Enforcement Workers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Patrol assigned area, such as public parking lot or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.
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This source lists 20 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 7 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
20 tasks shown
Core · Task 7951 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
Core · Task 7936 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Maintain close communications with dispatching personnel, using two-way radios or cell phones.
Core · Task 7935 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
Core · Task 7941 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
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.
Core · Task 7937 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.
Core · Task 7947 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.
Core · Task 7945 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones.
Core · Task 7939 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Respond to and make radio dispatch calls regarding parking violations and complaints.
Core · Task 7946 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Provide information to the public regarding parking regulations and facilities, and the location of streets, buildings and points of interest.
Core · Task 7948 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Make arrangements for illegally parked or abandoned vehicles to be towed, and direct tow-truck drivers to the correct vehicles.
Core · Task 7943 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Observe and report hazardous conditions, such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted.
Core · Task 7942 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Perform simple vehicle maintenance procedures, such as checking oil and gas, and report mechanical problems to supervisors.
Core · Task 7938 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
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.
Supplemental · Task 7953 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Prepare and maintain required records, including logs of parking enforcement activities, and records of contested citations.
Supplemental · Task 7944 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Investigate and answer complaints regarding contested parking citations, determining their validity and routing them appropriately.
Supplemental · Task 24040 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Perform traffic control duties such as setting up barricades and temporary signs, placing bags on parking meters to limit their use, or directing traffic or pedestrians.
Supplemental · Task 7940 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Train new or temporary staff.
Supplemental · Task 7954 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Locate lost, stolen, and counterfeit parking permits, and take necessary enforcement action.
Supplemental · Task 7950 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Provide assistance to motorists needing help with problems, such as flat tires, keys locked in cars, or dead batteries.
Supplemental · Task 7956 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Assign and review the work of subordinates.
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