Hearing Officer I

The Hearing Officer conducts in-person and ex parte hearings to review testimony and documentary evidence to resolve parking ticket disputes as well as disputes related to various booted and towed vehicles and their storage charges.Essential FunctionsResponsibilities include administrative review and adjudication of disputed parking tickets.The successful candidate will be able to evaluate documents and testimony to, within applicable law, render decisions and communicate the decision to the party making the appeal.Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesAll hearings require the use of the parking ticket data base for research of imaged documents, photographs, the transactional history, the citation itself and the entry of the Hearing Officer’s decision to uphold, reduce or dismiss any charges.Ability to quickly obtain information from a relational data base; have good personal computer and keyboard skills.Ability to familiarize, understand and retain knowledge of Title 12 of the Philadelphia Traffic Code.Ability to note decisions in a clear, concise language which are obtained as part of public record.