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Evolution Of Regulated Parking BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL. WE AIM FOR BETTER THINGS. Brisbane City Council. Motto - Meliora sequimur Translated - We aim for better things . Corporate Slogan - Dedicated to a better Brisbane Colours - Blue and gold
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Brisbane City Council • Motto - Meliora sequimur • Translated - We aim for better things. • Corporate Slogan - Dedicated to a better Brisbane • Colours - Blue and gold • Corporate logo was introduced in 1982 and features a stylised version of Brisbane's City Hall which opened in 1930 • Floral emblem - the Poinsettia • Faunal emblem – Graceful Tree Frog
Compliance & Regulatory Services Branch(CARS)Central Parking
VISION • CARS supports Brisbane in being a vibrant, safe, liveable city through the delivery of a responsive, fair, innovative solution focused regulatory program.
Who are we? Metered Parking Patrol Officers Grey ghosts Brown bombers Rangers Jedi knights of local government Local Laws Officers Community Regulations Officers
Our Structure Regional Manager Team Support Team Leader Central Parking Team Leader Team Support Officer Operations Co-Ordinator Operational Supervisors Community Regulation Officers
Gross Pay Per Weekdoes not include allowances Grade 7 - $826.70 Grade 8 - $859.20 Grade 9 - $893.20 Grade 10 - $927.20 Grade 11 - $961.60 Grade 12 - $995.60 Grade 14 - $1064.00
Competency Based Development Progression Program • Important part of increasing the skill base within this branch. • Emphasises generic skills that are applicable in a range of contexts • Designed to equip officers to deliver high quality regulatory services. • Aim to align the skills and attributes of our workforce to the CARS vision statement.
Competency Based Development • Structured programs • Providing career development • Officer undertaking Certificate IV in Investigations
EMPLOYMENT HOURS 25 week rotating roster (includes part time officers) Sunday – Thursday Start 0600hrs - Finish 2030hrs Friday – Saturday Start 0600hrs – Finish 2300hrs 9.5-hour days Paid meal break
Flexibility Allowance • For multi-skilling • Roster changes • Shift and overtime rates
1924 Greater Brisbane Council created byCity of Brisbane Act
1930 - Completed Brisbane Town Hallstands as tallest building (to 1967) … dubbed the "Million Pound Town Hall“
Story BridgeToll Gate1940At time of opening - 40 cars per minute crossed the bridge - removed 1942
1955 Hobart First Australian city To Introduce parking meters
1956 Traffic Act Amendment • Parking offences introduced • Parking meters legislatively recognised • Penalty notices and optional payment of penalties without court proceedings
5 Aug 1957Parking meters and traffic tickets introduced.Enforcement carried out by Queensland Police Force.
05 August 1957 First day of Operation 50 “Tickets” issued on the first day of operation (Queen and Adelaide Street) Issued for failing to insert a coin & overstaying the time limit.
Non - payment would result in the issue of ordinarysummary proceedings.
20 Nov 08 Story Bridge Heading South HISTORICAL EVENTS
1962 Police footway infringement issued by Police in 11 April 1962
Parking meters • Parking meters operate in many of Brisbane’s streets and may be: • • single • • multi-bay • • pay and display
The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City, on July 16,1935
1963 - Our Meters Parkatarea – inherited from Main Roads Dept Dual Parking Meter
Multi-bay Meter • Introduced into service 1997 • 1st trial conducted at Kangaroo Point
Parking meters In Brisbane alone, there are 3690 metered spaces generating revenues of $7.2 million. This included penalties from 213,089 infringement notices issued over the same period. Newspaper Article 7 Nov 08
1963 1st Council Parking Officer John Taylor
1974 - Brisbane and south-east Queensland devastated by Australia Day floods, the worst since 1893
1974 Single Bay Meters in Edward St • Even when the tide came in – the meters kept their heads above water
1986 Pay - $1.00 per 2 hours Fines $5.00 and $2.00 1990 Pay - $1.00 per 2 hours Fines from $25.00 upwards to $60.00 1st rise since 1957
4 Sep 1991 Albert Park Depot situated on Albert Park. First home of BCC Regulated Parking.
1988 • World Expo 88 • Special traffic area enacted • Fines increased • Hours of operation increased
March 13, 1983 Parking Officer Allan Jones finds and fines private vehicle in a commercial zone
March 13, 1983 Owner returns and loses his temper ‘a bit’
March 13, 1983 Owner has just paid for and collected a commercial vehicle permit
1990 Circa Hazards of the job. Sidney Woolley (aka Sid Vicious)
October 1990 First rise since 1957
1977 1991 Les Mott – TYPICAL SUMMER UNIFORM