Section 14-118.2. Traffic and parking enforcement by employees not police officers

a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  the  commissioner  may
  employ  persons  who  shall  not  be  police  officers  to engage in the
  performance of duties involving the enforcement of laws and  regulations
  relating  to  (1)  the  parking  of  vehicles  and  (2)  the regulating,
  directing, controlling and restricting of the movement of vehicular  and
  pedestrian  traffic, both such duties in furtherance of the facilitation
  of traffic, the convenience of the public and the proper  protection  of
  human life and health.
    b.  Nothing  contained  herein  shall  be  construed  to  entitle such
  employees to the privileges and  benefits  of  police  officers,  or  to
  become members of the police pension fund.