EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL WORK: Patrols an assigned area to monitor for parking violations, issue citations and/or warnings as warranted; Ensures public safety by keeping fire hydrants, fire lanes, crosswalks, traffic signs, and handicap facilities, including ramps, parking spaces, and access lanes, open, clear for use, and visible; Impounds vehicles parked overtime or illegally parked on City streets or private property; Serves as a central information point for citizens, answering questions regarding public parking issues, as well as general information about the City of Manchester; Develops and maintains familiarity with all applicable parking/traffic laws in order to justifiably issue citations; Completes written reports on vehicle impoundments, stolen vehicles, found property, and related information; Enforces parking violations to prevent traffic congestion, accidents, or blocked ingress/egress points; Monitors compliance with parking meters, loading zones or other timed or restricted parking areas to maintain access to retail, entertainment, and dining establishments and public buildings and facilities; Operates a hand-held ticket processor for issuing parking tickets; Enters, maintains, and retrieves statistical data on citations, impoundments, and habitual scofflaws; Reports accidents, abandoned cars, suspicious activity, crimes in progress, and other emergencies to Emergency Communications Dispatch; Educates members of the public on parking laws and enforcement; Provides guidance and demonstrations to new employees in similar positions; Keeps supervisors informed of work progress, issues, and potential solutions; Attends meetings and training to stay current on relevant practices and developments; Responds to citizen inquiries courteously and promptly; Coordinates regularly with others to enhance interdepartmental efficiency; and. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to communicate effectively; Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to monitor parking activities; Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate a hand-held computerized ticket machine and related equipment; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to turn, reach and grasp repetitively; Sufficient strength and endurance, with or without reasonable accommodation to lift, carry and move objects, through a full range of motion, up to 50 pounds occasionally, 30 pounds frequently and 20 pounds consistently; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to have access to all areas of the City.