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Clerk Typist - Temporary Full Time

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:20:56 CDT

1. Respond to public inquiries and perform customer service duties for the Parking Division.

2. Assist with enrollment process for parking programs, including checking forms for accuracy and completion, assigning permits and guest passes, and mailing out same.

3. Assist citizens by answering questions and providing appropriate forms regarding parking programs in the Downtown and Entertainment District.

4. Enter parking citation payments, ticket information, parking permits and service requests into the database and file paperwork accordingly.

5. Prepare and maintain records for parking permits, revenue transactions, credit card reconciliations and prepare journal entries to record transactions.

6. Issue parking letters, permits, cards, and coupons through window, mail and/or email.

7. Process parking payments and issue receipts for payment transactions.

8. Monitor maintenance assignments for parking officers and advise supervisor of schedule.

9. Greet and interact with customers and city employees and provide parking regulation information as needed either in person or over the phone.

10. Check voice mail messages and respond to them accordingly by returning phone calls or issuing service requests.

11. Perform general clerical and recordkeeping work that involves filing, record maintenance, data entry and responding to emails.

12. Assist with counting money and preparing bank statements.

13. Perform other duties as assigned.

Truck Driver

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:21:25 CDT

1. Perform pre and post trip inspections on a daily basis.

2. Operate all department trucks to assist in the day to day collection of garbage, refuse, recycling and solid waste on assigned routes.

3. Collect and separate recyclable items.

4. Maintain a clean vehicle and perform minor repairs /diagnose problems in the field with equipment.

5. Works a 10 hour day on average.

6. Perform radio communication as needed.

7. Ensure trucks are fueled daily and recorded properly.

8. Assist, when necessary, in picking up solid waste, garbage and refuse and placing into sanitation vehicles.

9. Responsible for assuring that garbage and refuse is collected in a safe manner and that safe procedures are followed in the operation of all department vehicles.

10. Perform other duties as assigned.

Police Officer

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:45:29 CDT

NOTE: Must Complete a POLICE DEPARTMENT application and attach copies of required documents in order to be considered for this position
Perform preventive patrol in assigned areas, both in vehicle and on foot. Enforce state and federal laws and City ordinances. Operate motor vehicle while on patrol in a safe manner for extended periods of time in all environmental conditions and on occasion operate the vehicle at high speeds and in congested traffic situations.
Continually observes for and responds to criminal activity, safety hazards, traffic violations, persons needing assistance, etc. Conducts interviews and interrogations of victims, witnesses, suspects and offenders. Identifies, collects, processes, packages and logs physical evidence.
Makes arrests on criminal and traffic related offenses including DWI detection and apprehension. Use of radar equipment and proper operation. Defends self and others by engaging in actual physical combat if necessary and to subdue resistive arrestees. Conducts searches of persons, places, vehicles and things.
Becomes familiar with patrol districts, geographical locations, known offenders, neighborhood routines, and potential problem areas. Conducts security inspections and surveys buildings and businesses; handles complaints made by the public; conducts preliminary and follow-up investigations.
Seeks and serves arrest warrants, search warrants and other court documents. Assist various prosecutors and attorneys in preparation of cases for trial; assists judges during court sessions; testify clearly and truthfully in front of a judge and jury in court.
Direct and control vehicular and pedestrian traffic by use of hand signals and the blowing of a whistle. Traffic control for blocked traffic, parades, accidents, special events; provide crowd control, security and information during special events.
Clean and fire a variety of police weapons, including pistols, rifles and shotguns both in the field and to meet department standards of proficiency.
Complete an inventory and operational check list on vehicle/equipment to ensure proper operations.
If assigned to bike patrol, have working knowledge and skills to maintain bicycle.
Type on mobile computer terminal in police vehicle as a means of gathering and exchanging information. Complete traffic/criminal citations issued to violators of city and state laws. Investigate traffic accidents and report on the electronic system.
View crime scenes and identify/preserve physical evidence of a crime.
Write narrative reports as required in the performance of duty.
Respond to and deal with domestic disputes and resolve issues in a way that minimizes harm to the disputing parties.
Deal with children of all ages in a variety of situations, such as delinquents, minors requiring authoritative intervention, neglected, abused, runaways, lost, found, victims of crimes, public relations and instructional functions and informants.
Provide interpersonal and business contacts and stand-by assistance in civil disputes.
Directs civilian employees and the public at the scenes of crimes, accidents, disasters, assemblies, etc.
Determines probable cause in making arrest of individuals; complete paperwork for those arrests.
Determines when and under what circumstances to use less-lethal or deadly force.
Search, arrest, and transport suspects.
Administer first aid when needed and coordinate emergency personnel and resources in crisis situations
Act as public relations officer for the city and foster good relationships with businesses, schools, etc.
Attends training as assigned; develops and maintains required skills and licenses/permits/certifications associated with the area of special investigation, expertise, etc.
Police officer is involved with regular and irregular shift work and shift rotations necessary to provide police services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year (weekends and holidays included).
Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Database Administrator

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:51:04 CDT

1. Install, configure, administer and tune database management system software. Monitor system performance; implement changes as necessary.

2. Analyze business service areas and develop conceptual and logical information and database models to be used for actual information system databases.

3. Provide implementation, architecture, and operational support of purchased database application software, including financial management systems and work management systems.

4. Manage day to day operation of the City of Fayetteville’s website and work with department representatives to provide technical expertise on web design and presentation. Design and maintain web pages as necessary to fulfill needs to various departments and develop and maintain interactive applications. Oversee all processes of the City’s website include user security, content, mail and design. Develop and maintain web applications.

5. Develop and maintain integration and interfaces among the City’s Relation Database Management Systems (RDMS).

6. Develop and implement database backup and recovery plans.

7. Research and analyze complex technical problems, database-related system errors, or application software problems. Isolate problem areas. Recommend and/or develop and implement solutions.

8. Develop and implement physical database designs to ensure efficient and reliable information access.

9. Work with users and other IT staff to develop detailed data models; provide guidance and expertise in the development of database models.

10. Research and analyze upgrades and service packs of database management and operating system software. Recommend, install, or participate in installation of upgrades and service packs on multiple servers. Assists with preparing applications for upgrades when necessary.

11. Maintain development, test, and production RDBMS environments.

12. Create procedures and maintain various database related documents such as manuals and programmers handbooks.

13. Participate in design and support of regional shared databases, including geographical (GIS) data.

14. Research current and future trends in computer technology generally, and database technology specifically. Provide expertise and direction on the appropriate application of new database technology.

15. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Maintenance Worker III - Current position Concrete Crew

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:23:29 CDT

All City of Fayetteville positions require the employee to provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of his or her own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive. Other essential duties of this position include the following:

1. Operate dump truck.

2. Assist with hand labor for asphalt, concrete or other material as needed.

3. Proper operation and maintenance of equipment.

4. Operate concrete saws to make necessary cuts in order to continue work flow.

5. Operate loaders, tree trimmers and other construction equipment as needed.

6. Assist with snow and ice removal during winter months.

7. Assist with laying pipe as needed.

8. Operate other tools as needed: chainsaw, chipper, compacter and street saws.

9. Perform other duties as assigned.

Firefighter

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:37:38 CST

Essential duties of this position include the following:

Response to emergency and non emergency calls for service including but not limited to rescue, suppression, back up, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, hazardous material tactics, emergency medical assistance, utilities, air supply, rehabilitation, exposure, water supply, and specialized rescue tactics - daily.
Assist with safety education for the community - daily.
Clean and maintain station and equipment - daily.
Participate in personal, company and department training - daily.
Regularly participate in either group or self-directed physical fitness activities -daily.
Assist with all inspections and testing that include but are not limited to pre-incident planning, building inspections, hydrant inspections, and hose and pump tests - daily, weekly, and annually.
Assist Driver/Operator with truck and equipment checks - daily.
Perform recordkeeping - daily.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Dispatcher

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 10:45:35 CDT

1. Responsible for operating a communications console and related equipment to dispatch police, fire personnel and after hour city on-call staff in response to request for assistance in emergency situations in accordance with established departmental procedures and policies.

2. Main Police Channel: Dispatch and monitor all radio traffic generated by Police Personnel related to calls for service and self-initiated activity. Includes directing the net during emergency situations and being able to determine when calls should be held for cross beat dispatching versus calls that have priority.

3. Fire Dispatch Channel: Dispatch and monitor all radio traffic generated by Fire Personnel related to calls for service and self-initiated activity. Fire incidents require several tasks to be done at the same time, i.e. locating hydrant information, weather information, monitoring on scene times, paging notifications when policy dictates, etc.

4. Police B Channel: Information channel which handles all informational request from officers to include driver’s license checks, criminal history checks, vehicle checks, want and warrants checks from in-house computer, calls for a wrecker, incident number and times, etc. This channel handles non-emergency police radio traffic during emergency situations when the main police channel has the net directed.

5. 911 Public Safety Answering Point : Answer all 911 calls for City of Fayetteville including medical calls. Goal is to answer within 6 seconds. Must know procedures for call taking and be able to deal with callers who might be irate, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, obscene, suicidal and mentally impaired. Must know procedure for adding on the language line, contacting various emergency agencies such as poison control, and other agencies not in our jurisdiction. Must be able to interpret map data when a wireless call is received. Responsible for recording all 911 calls for statistical purposes.

6. Citywide Channel: Dispatches and monitors this channel for after hour city emergency calls for Animal Services, Meter, Water/Sewer, and Transportation etc. Responsible for monitoring this channel for traffic from all city agencies. Must know each division’s department’s policy for emergency calls. Must be able to notify various contacts for these departments depending on their needs, i.e. Arkansas One Call, Arkansas Highway Department, etc.

7. Police Department Business Lines: Must be able to answer this line within 3 rings. This responsibility requires transferring of calls from other agencies or departments, answering questions regarding civil matters, handling irate, drunk, obscene, suicidal and mentally impaired callers in a professional manner. Dealing with multiple phone calls virtually at the same time. Must be able to answer questions on a variety of topics and/or find out where to get the answers, i.e. related to special events in town, weather, other agencies, business and address locations, etc.

8. Enter stolen property and wanted persons into the Arkansas Crime Information Center System. Validate all records entered by following policies created by ACIC. Second party review of all entries.

9. Update informational books kept in dispatch such as position books, disaster book, memo book, fire book; pre-arrival information kept in the AS400; special instructions, this is information on who to call after hours in case of emergency on all businesses in Fayetteville.

10. Maintain criminal history logs, which are kept for audit purposes; trespass log (this is for when officers notify dispatch that a person was warned of criminal trespass and used not only by the officers but also the prosecuting attorneys office; extra patrol log) These are requested by citizens for extra patrol in a particular reasons such as out of town, traffic problems, etc. This log lets officers know where these requests are so they can be checked. Briefing log: dispatchers log information items for officers to read about variety of topics such stolen vehicles, officer safety items, etc.

11. Maintain active Stolen Vehicle list to make it easer for officer to know what vehicles to look for when patrolling.

12. MSDS book: required to log any product used in dispatch and what contents are contained in the product i.e. cleaning products, etc.

13. Enter 911 Stats: allows dispatch to keep up with the number of 911 calls received and the reason for the call.

14. Record Maintenance:such as making sure names are attached properly, addresses are entered without overrides, etc.

15. Perform other duties as assigned.