Community Peace Officer 1

Under the direction of the Development Services Manager, the Community Peace Officer 1 is responsible for enforcing the bylaws of the Town and provincial statutes as approved by the Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services. The major bylaws to enforce include but are not limited to: unsightly premises and snow removal bylaw, dog & cat bylaws, business license bylaw, community standards bylaw, smoking bylaw and the traffic bylaw. The major provincial statues include the Traffic Safety Act.

Job Duties
•    To actively patrol the community with attention to the requirements and needs of individual bylaws and appointed provincial statutes (ie. Traffic Bylaw and the Traffic Safety Act, Unsightly Premises and Snow Removal, Animal Protection Act etc.), Administration of all bylaw enforcement documents, data input and report writing,
•    Responsible to assist in the development of bylaw enforcement strategies, plans, and municipal policies,
•    Responsible to develop and review new or updated municipal bylaws,
•    Perform professional and thorough investigation of public complaints related to bylaw infractions and appointed provincial statutes in a timely manner,
•    Seeks out information on bylaw infractions and appointed provincial statutes,
•    Coordinate enforcement initiatives and actions for a variety of bylaws and appointed provincial statutes using multiple authorities and agencies (ie. Alberta Health Services, Fire Department, RCMP, etc.),
•    Appear in court as required,
•    Maintain statistics and provide periodic reports, as directed by the immediate supervisor and/or the Chief Administrative Officer,
•    Networking and communicating with other enforcement agencies,
•    Maintaining a clean vehicle and drive respectively within the law,
•    Maintaining daily work notes/log,
•    Coordinate and participate in community safety initiatives (ie. Risk Reduction),
•    Conduct investigation of occurrences and complaints,
•    Enforcement of appointed provincial statutes within the boundaries of the Town of Claresholm,
•    Act in the capacity of a controller, deterrent, as well as, an enforcer,
•    Issuance of summons, subpoenas, violation notices and complaints,
•    Detect and deter road damage caused by overweight and over-dimensional loads,
•    Complete all necessary enforcement ticket and/or other processing requirement of actions undertaken while on duty serving the Town of Claresholm and ensure continuity of these procedures,
•    Complete and submit to appropriate authorities records as required,
•    Prepare prosecution files with the necessary backup documentation for Court as required,
•    Act as a liaison with other law enforcement and government agencies,
•    Act as a liaison with politicians, administration and the general public,
•    Coordination and assurance of completion of any training and/or upgrading requirements,
•    Ensure timely maintenance of vehicle(s) and equipment used by the department,
•    Take and maintain job specific training,
•    Operate within the safe parameters of public interaction (ie. maintain safe distance from individuals, never entering a private building without backup, etc.),
•    Maintain communication with fellow employees regarding whereabouts or daily work plans,
•    Assists with general reception of clients with questions regarding bylaw enforcement and/or appointed provincial statutes,
•    Maintain good relations with all ratepayers, businesses and other government agencies, etc.,
•    Provides excellent customer service to all clients,
•    Assists in preparation of the annual departmental operating budget,
•    Acting in a resource and advisory capacity to the Emergency Services Committee,
•    Acting as secretary at Emergency Services Committee meetings,
•    Other related duties as assigned.