Officer Traffic Enforcement and Management

This is a direct hire position with the hire step plan being between step 3 and step 10 depending on experience

Performs senior-level (highly complex) work. Work involves responding to routine traffic complaints and calls for service investigating as needed to assist in the protection of the citys residents and property; enforcement of laws and ordinances and following departments policies and procedures applicable to span of control while preserving protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States of America. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Required Additional Documents

• Hiring Process Letter
• Background Waiver
• Physical Ability Waiver

• After a field training period will transition to traffic enforcement and management (TEAM) unit position to patrol as assigned by vehicle or by foot to prevent traffic offenses and traffic related crimes and enforce laws and ordinances and to protect citizens and property.
• Issues citations warnings and makes custody arrests. Will traffic radar and lidar.
• Investigate traffic collisions and direct traffic at collision scenes.
• Take initial traffic related criminal investigations reports and complete follow-up as assigned.
• Collect evidence from scenes maintaining the chain of custody.
• Chase apprehend and process people suspected of criminal acts.
• Keeps records of activities and creates reports concerning crimes collisions and investigations.
• Responds to emergency and routine calls for service and other line tasks as may be assigned.
• May work in special programs or specialized units as assigned.
• Coordinates prosecution with district and county attorneys as required and make court appearances when required.
• Shares information and work with other law enforcement agencies as directed and appropriate.
• When not on duty maintain scheduled on-call status for event response.
• May be assigned to attend community events in a public relations role.
• Preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
• May participate in recruiting or testing for the hiring process.
• Assist with traffic trailer maintenance and deployment as assigned
• Assist with wrecker compliance inspections and monitoring as assigned.
• Assist patrol when necessary.
• Driving will be required as part of this job.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• May be assigned to work patrol duty and be capable to meet all physical and weapon qualification requirements if assigned to this function.

• Two years of experience in a patrol officer capacity and at least one year of experience as a dedicated traffic enforcement officer.

• Valid Texas Class C drivers license or equivalent from any US State.
• Currently a licensed peace officer with a TCOLE license at an intermediate certificate level.
  1. If from out of state already have obtained a TCOLE license and is eligible for intermediate certificate upon completion of required courses.

• Three years or more of experience as a dedicated traffic enforcement officer.
• Intermediate Collision Reconstruction
• Advanced Collision Reconstruction
• Collision Reconstruction Certificate
• NHTSA SFST Certification

• Municipal police administration and organization
• Departmental rules and regulations all appropriate criminal laws including city ordinances and appropriate administrative laws. Observes safety and security procedures. Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines.
• The use and care of specialized equipment. Including police cars police radio handgun and other weapons as required handcuffs first aid equipment and any other equipment as required.
• Mandates and covenants required by departments participation in the various law enforcement information and resource systems.
• Possessing excellent customer service skills and phone etiquette.
• Skill and ability in required job skills and knowledge with accuracy and thoroughness. Exhibits the ability to learn and apply new skills. Keeps abreast of current developments. Requires minimal supervision.
• Displays willingness to make professional decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision making process. Make timely decisions.
• Normal speech normal or corrected vision and normal or corrected hearing.
• Understand and execute oral and written instructions and ask questions when instructions are unclear.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships balancing team and individual responsibilities. Delegate work assignments.
• Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and be able to lift push or pull up to and more than 100 pounds with or without assistance if required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Work may involve an element of danger and requires physical strength and agility at times to apprehend or subdue people suspected of crimes; job incumbents must have the ability to walk or run rapidly engage in physical altercations and confrontations subdue or calm a combative individual and to rescue victims. Job incumbents may be required to work near traffic/accident hazards; near moving mechanical parts in high precarious places; and with explosives and may be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions fumes or air borne particles toxic or caustic chemicals vibration insect stings and temperature extremes; may be exposed to blood and communicable diseases; may encounter hostile or violent individuals; may be subject to verbal and/or physical attack or assault from individuals and/or may be subject to gunfire. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.