ABOUT THE POSITION:

ABOUT THE CITY OF MONTEREY:

Nestled along California's Central Coast, the City of Monterey is known for its natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, hospitality, and sense of community. The City of Monterey is a full-service charter city operating under a Council-Manager form of government. The City of Monterey is a full-service city that provides police, fire, public works, planning, recreation, and parks services and operates its own conference center, sports center, parking, and marina facilities.

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES:

The City of Monterey offers a competitive benefits package to full-time employees. Some of these benefits include a Health Spending Fund, Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Vacation Accruals, Sick Leave, 14 Paid Holidays, Education Incentive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement Programs, CalPERS Retirement, and more!

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Enforce parking regulations of motor vehicles and issue parking violations in metered and unmetered zones, along City streets and wharves, in municipal parking lots and structures and Conference Center area.
• Control traffic entering City wharves.
• Mark tires of parked vehicles with chalk, or use of automatic license plate recognition system, and return at regular intervals to ensure that parking time limits or restrictions are not exceeded.
• Maintain complete and accurate records including digital data, handwritten data and digital photographs for all citations, warnings and vehicle boots.
• Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration and identification using handheld device and printer.
• Locate lost, stolen and counterfeit parking permits and take necessary enforcement action.
• Observe and report hazardous conditions such as missing traffic signals or signs and street markings that need to be repaired or repainted.
• Initiate procedure for having scofflaw vehicles immobilized and assist with immobilization.
• Operate a three-wheel scooter.
• Answer inquiries or complaints regarding parking or citations and provide general assistance to motorists and information to tourists.
• Notify the Police Department of abandoned vehicles and law enforcement problems.
• May assist police with traffic at the scene of an accident; appear in court on challenged citations.
• May train, direct or perform the work of others on a temporary basis as assigned Must be available for weekend, holiday, evening and shift work.
• Support the relationship between the City of Monterey and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff.
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related issues and City information.
• Perform other job-related duties within the scope of this job classification as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
Experience: One (1) year experience involving public contact and making independent decisions. Some experience involving the maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment is desirable.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION:

• Must possess a valid California Driver’s license upon appointment and be insurable with the City’s standard insurance rate, unless otherwise approved by appointing authority.

Supplemental Info

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Knowledge of:

• Local and state laws and ordinances regarding parking regulations;
• Operation of parking technology;
• Municipal parking programs.

• Learning and enforcing local and State traffic laws;
• Dealing courteously, but firmly, with the general public;
• Reading and understanding departmental policies, rules, instructions and regulations;
• Operating a three-wheel scooter safely and in accordance with traffic laws and rules;
• Observing and memorizing names, places and incidents;
• Learn simple meter maintenance;
• Maintaining accurate and work records;
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and act with discretion under varying conditions;
• Preparing reports.

• Must possess a valid California Driver’s license upon appointment and be insurable with the City’s standard insurance rate, unless otherwise approved by appointing authority.

• Standing & Walking – Standing for extended periods of time and/or walking distances (1 or more miles).
• Sitting – Ability to work in a seated position at a computer station or in a vehicle for extended periods of time.
• Lifting - Ability to safely lift up to 30 pounds; use proper lifting techniques including bending at the knees.
• Climbing - Ability to ascend 10 ft. or more up ladder(s).
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to perform multiple work activities requiring a significant level of physical and mental coordination, such as accurate field measuring; repair and calibration of instruments; computer keyboard; handheld enforcement device; writing.
• Visual - Acuity for driving long periods; reading literature for long periods; industry warning signs and instruments; reading maps and diagrams, computer screen.
• Hearing and Speech – Ability to communicate in person, before groups and over the telephone.
• Mobility: Ability to operate a motor vehicle, and reach, push, pull, stoop, bend, and squat.
• Reflexes - Ability to quickly and automatically respond to emergency and safety situations.

Education Incentive Program: If you have a college degree, you may qualify for 5% premium pay on base salary (for a Baccalaureate degree) or 7.5% premium pay (for a Master's degree) upon completion of probation if your classification does not require one.
Bilingual Pay: $100 per month stipend ($1,200 per year), for up to ten (10) GEM represented employees who meet the testing criteria for being bilingual in Spanish.
Bicycle Commuter Program: An employee who regularly commutes by bicycle between home and work may be reimbursed for some of their bicycle commuting expenses. With receipts, an employee can be reimbursed up to $20.00 for each "qualifying month" and up to $240 in a calendar year.
Tuition Reimbursement: $1,000 per fiscal year.

Deferred Compensation: City will match employee paid contributions to a maximum of $100.00 per month.

Retirement: CalPERS 2.7 % @ 55 with highest year formula is provided for current City of Monterey employees or new employees who were hired prior to January 1, 2013 and who are currently active or have been active within six months of the date of hire in the CalPERS retirement system. The employee retirement contribution for these employees is 11% and is deducted on a pre-tax basis.The retirement formula for new employees who do not meet the criteria stated above is 2% @ 62 with highest three year compensation. The employee retirement contribution for these employees is 7.75% and is deducted on a pre-tax basis. The City participates in the Medicare portion of Social Security.

Health Plan Spending Fund: A minimum of $914.82 per month up to $2,540 per month, dependent upon level of participation (cash-in-lieu of benefits is $300) may be used to purchase medical benefits for the employee and dependents through the PERS Health Plan Program, dependent dental, additional life insurance, dependent care, and/or health care expenses through a Section 125 Flexible Spending Account.

Dental: Fully paid employee premium by the City.

Vision: Fully paid premium for employee and eligible dependents.

Life Insurance: $20,000 policy paid by the City, with an option to purchase additional coverage up to $350,000.
Short Term / Long Term Disability Plan: The City provides a Short Term/Long Term Disability Plan.

Flexible Spending Account: The Section 125 Plan provides for an employee to set pre-tax dollars aside, through a payroll deduction, for reimbursement of health care and dependent care expenses.

Group Legal: Subject to provider limitations, the City will continue to provide a Group Legal Services Plan for employees represented by GEM through an employee-paid premium. Participation in the program shall be voluntary and consistent with the provider's requirements that the potential pool of participants must include a minimum of 200 employees
City Recreation Program Fees: Resident Rates for City Recreation classes and programs for employees and immediate family household members.
Voluntary Unpaid Leave: With advance approval, an employee may take up to forty (40) hours of unpaid leave per calendar year.

Fitness Pass: Fitness Pass Program available to use the City of Monterey Sports Center.
Fitness Activity Plan: Employees are eligible to participate in a Fitness Activity Plan where they work out off-duty in exchange for leave time accrued in a Fitness Leave bank. Each year, a maximum of 40 hours can be accrued (10 hours per quarter) with a maximum of 80 hours allowed in the bank. The Fitness Leave bank does not have cash value, and time accrued has no expiration date.
Employee Assistance Program: Fully paid confidential counseling and referral service for employee and eligible dependents.

Holidays: 14 paid days annually plus 1 floating holiday.

Sick Leave: 12 days per year.

Vacation: 1-5 years/10 days; 6-10 years/15 days; 11-15 years/ 17 days; 15 years/20 days; 20 years/23 days.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Candidate selected will serve up to one-year probationary period.
• Candidates who pass the testing process will be placed on an eligibility list. This list may be used to fill additional positions (including subordinate positions) that become available during the life of the list.
• This bulletin is for informational purposes only and does not supersede rules regulations, ordinances and resolutions currently in effect.
• Pursuant to the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, employees must show proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
• The City of Monterey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.