69° 
Service Shopper
Goal: To be a key component of a broad, citywide initiative dedicated to improving customer service in the City of Miami Beach.
Objectives
- To help assess how well the City is serving its customers by evaluating service delivery and compliance with City’s customer service standards at interface points.
- Use program results as a tool for improving customer service to a level that meets the public’s needs and expectations.
- Heighten customer service awareness and provide training to employees serving as shoppers.
Results
| Service Shopper Citywide Score | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Fiscal Year | 4.16 | 3.69 | 4.10 | 3.93 | 4.08 | 4.02 | 4.05 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.38 |
| % of departments scoring less than 3.0 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| *Index is for general questions; index is tailored to score specific customer service standards between 1 (not satisfied) and 5 (extremely satisfied) | ||||||||||
Summary of Customer Service Standards
Telephone
- Telephones are answered within the third ring.
- Phone messages received will be responded to in a timely manner.
- Calls coming from external sources will be answered with a consistent greeting.
- Employee will take responsibility for providing a solution and/or options to the customer’s request.
- Request permission from the caller before transferring a call, provide the caller with the name and number of the person being transferred to, and stay on the line to announce the caller to the person receiving the transfer.
- Voice mail messages will include employee’s full name, working hours, and optional phone number to call.
Written Correspondence
- Correspondence start with a greeting
- Standard E-mail signatures (e-mail)
- Activate the e-mail Out-of Office Assistance when away from the office.
- Acknowledge e-mails and faxes that require a response within two business days.
- Respond to letters within 10 business days.
Personal Contact
- Respond to customers in a courteous manner… the customer is not always right, but always deserves to be treated with respect.
- Provide accurate and understandable solutions/options to customer requests or directs the customer to the appropriate person who may have knowledge in the subject matter.
- Average or maximum wait time without an appointment should be no longer then 30 minutes or scheduled for a mutually convenient time.
- Counter will be staffed during business hours.
- Employees will dress in attire that is professional, tasteful, and appropriate.