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ORDINANCE NO. 1419 .
r AN ORDINANCE CREATING 'AND ESTABLISillNG THE POSITION OF PARKING CONTROL ~ .;) 1~. OFFICER; PROVIDING THAT WOMEN SHALL BE ELIGIBLE THEREFOR; PROVIDING THE DUTIES OF
!\ • .f.:.r.P .J SUCH PARKING CONTROL OFFICER, INCLUDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE
vr~ !)' .. f· PARKING 'METER ORDINANCE NO. 564 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING THAT PARKING 1ft~ I · CONTROL OFFICERS BE LIMITED TO AUTHORITY HEREIN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED; AND DECLARING
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WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the continual shortages of
personnel in the Police Department and the fact that police officers are urgently
needed for duty along lines other than the enforcement of the Parking Meter
Ordinance No. 564 has created a condition permitting the downtown parking problem
to become increasingly difficult; and,
WHEREAS, it would be in the public interest to provide for an offic:}
and position for eligible women to enforce the provisions of said Parking Meter
Ordinance and certain other curb parking violations in the downtown area; and,
~mEREAS, the fact that increased enforcement of parking ordinances and
laws is necessa~ to relieve the congested traffic and parking conditions and
that this Ordinance makes provision for the usual daily operation of a municipal
dep~rtment constitutes a public emergency requiring the passage hereof at its first
reading; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOOK:
SECTION 1. There is hereby established and created the office and positi
of ."Parking Control Officer. tl Such office and position may be filled by women
whose qualifications, physical and educational, will permit the performance of the
duties of Parking Control Officers hereinafter defined and in accordance with such
requirements that may be established from time to time by the Cit.y Manager. All
Parking Control Officers shall be under the immediate supervision of the Traffic
Engineer and be a ·.part.of the Traffic Engineering Department.
SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of each Parking Control Officer to
issue written notices, as provided in Section 10 of Ordinance No. 564, whenever any
vehicle is found to be unlawfully parked on any public street in the City of Lubboc
in violation of any of the provisions of said Ordinance No. 564 and all amendments
thereto or found unlawfully parked in any loading or freight zone or in any no-
parking zone designated by appropriate signs and/or markings, whenever such
vehicles are found so unlawfully parked within the area of all parking meter zones
now or that may be hereafter established by the City Commission in the City of
Lubbock.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall never be construed as granting or
establishing in Parking Control Officers the powers or authority of a peace officer,
and such Parking Control Officer shall be strictly prohibited and limited to the
exercise and performance of the duties provided for in Section 2 (two) of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not be construed to
repeal any of the provisions of Ordinance No. 564, kno'Wll as the Parking ~ter
Ordinance, and amendments thereto, or any other ordinance of the City of Lubbock
except where same may be in direct conflict herewith, but this Ordinance shall be
cumulative of the provisions of all o~her such ordinances.
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SECTION 5. The fact that this is an ordinance providing for the usual
daily operation of a municipal department creates an emergency requiring that all
rules providing for the several readings of proposed ordinances be suspended, and
this Ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its introduction
and unanimous passage.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
On motion of Connnissioner -.9:.:a:.::.w=:n;.;.;t~e:.:::r _______ , seconded by
Commissioner _...,.Th=oma=s,.__ _____ , ____ , this Ordinance ~Tas passed this
25th day of -~Jun=e~---' 1953, ~ the following vote of the City
Commission:
ATTEST:
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Commissioners voting nYEA n: Carpenter, Morris, Thomas and Davis
Commissioners voting ttNAY't: None
• RIPP, l?ayor
Harry Morris, M4for Pro-tem. ~
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PAF..Knm CONTROL OFFICER
DEFINITICN
This is law enforcement work of a routine nature in seeing that
parking regulations are properly observed by th~ driving public.
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Employees of this class are primarily respdnsible for patrolling
on foot an assigned area in order to observe and issue tickets for
parking violations. Duties will also include dispensing information
to the public such as directing them to wherever they wish to go and
answering such miscellaneous questions as may be asked. Work thus
requires considerable tact and courteousy in dealing with the public
as well as the physical ability to walk long distances during the
working day. Daily instructions as to assignmenits are received orally
or in writing from superiors, and work is reviewed through occasional
field checks in order to observe the thoroughness of performance and
through the study of operating reports an ticketS issued.
E:XAHH.ES OF ~lOP.K PERFORHED (Any one position may not include all of the
duties listed, nor do the listed examples included all tasks which may be
found in positions of this class.)
Halks on assigned route of several blocks of parking meters making
sever~l complete tours a day; observes parking meter violations and
issues tickets for all violations; observes and issues tickets for any
other obvious parking violations such as unauthorized parking at a bus
stop or at a loading zone; advises as tactfully as possible car operators
as to why they are being issued tickets if they make inquiries regarding
such; observes and reports the locations of meters out of order or in need
of repair.
Answers the questions of the driving or pedestrian public on any
matters asked; directs drivers and pedestrians to wherever they wish to
go; informs public as to the location of p~ivate and public facilities
when so requested or informs them where they might obtain the information
or services which they are seeking.
Performs related duties as required.
RE(dUIRED KNOWLEl:~p:s. SKILU3111 AND @ILl TIES
Working knowledge of the geography of the city and the locations
of the more important private and public facilities.
Ability to learn the procedures and regulations involved in the
enforcement of city parking ordinances.
Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with the driving public
and the general public •
.Jlhili ty to enforce with firmness and tact the ordinances and regula-
tions pertaining to parking vehicles.
~EG CCNTROL O]FICER (Continued)
Ability to express oneself clear],y an<1 concisely crally, and to
direct the public as required.
Ability to prepare and keep simple operating records.
Good physical condition such as to perroi t. ~1alking long distances
daily and sometimes under unfavorable weather conditions.
D[SIRABLE ~~ENCE ftJID TR~INING
Any combination of experience or tra ining equivalent to ihe
follovJinBI experience in dealing with the public Hhile either servint:::
under public or private employment; and eradttation frou a stanC!arcl hi~h
school.
NJ .CESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIQ§
Between the ages of 28 and 45 at t he time of api:;ointr.:ent.
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