Community Standards Officer I

Pay Rate Information

This position is represented by the AFSCME union and the starting pay is $21.43 per hour. This position is eligible for step pay increases and progression increases.

Please reference AFSCME's collective bargaining agreement located at: AFSCME Union Contract for additional information.

Job progressions serve as a way for union employees to demonstrate additional technical competencies, knowledge and skills to enhance their benefit to the City. The progression allows employees to enhance their job responsibilities and pay through demonstration of increased competencies.

Benefits offered for this opportunity: AFSCME Benefits Summary

Essential Duties

• Enforcing parking and Community Standards ordinance violations within the City
• Investigating complaints of parking and Community Standards ordinance violations
• Issuing warnings to ensure properties are compliant with City Community Standards ordinances
• Maintaining and tabulating a daily log of activities
• Documenting all parking and Community Standards ordinance violations
• Working cooperatively with residents and property owners by explaining actions required to comply with Community Standards ordinances
• Impounding vehicles for outstanding parking violations, obstructing public places or other infractions
• Participating with community associations and merchants to develop effective enforcement and prevention programs for parking and Community Standards ordinance compliance

Related Work

• Preparing necessary reports of inspections
• Attending and testifying in court and at administrative proceedings concerning parking or Community Standards ordinance violations
• Responding to citizen inquiries in an efficient and timely manner

Training & Experience Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)
• At least 2 years of proven customer service experience

Preferred

• Associates Degree in Criminal Justice or at least 62 completed credit hours in related field

Licensing Requirements

Valid MI driver’s license

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, driving, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

The ability to safely operate a motor vehicle as incumbents may be subjected to local travel. Incumbent must be able to walk for an extended period of time primarily in an outside environment, including exposure to inclement weather conditions.