Police Lieutenant

Hiring Range: $71,429 - $74,000 Salary depends on experience and qualifications.

An employee in this position performs administrative and specialized law enforcement work. An employee in this class is assigned special administrative and supervisory work; performs related work as required.

The Lieutenant is responsible for supervising the operations of both the Patrol Division and the Special Investigative Division (SID). Working in partnership with a peer Lieutenant, the employee operates in a fully cross‑trained capacity to seamlessly manage and support both divisions. Duties include coordinating staff scheduling across assigned divisions, overseeing SID funds and budget, ordering uniforms and other supplies for the department, and serving as the evidence custodian supervisor and federal task force officer supervisor.

Work involves handling citizen concerns and issues, supervising and participating in patrol and investigations work, performing crime prevention, and handling other essential administrative responsibilities. Work involves frequent public contact which requires tact, firmness, and decisiveness. The employee is subject to hazards in law enforcement work including working in both inside and outside environments, in extreme hot and cold weather, and exposure to various hazards such as dangerous persons, loud noises, hazardous spills with fumes, oils, gases, or flammable liquids.

Work is subject to the final OSHA standards on blood borne pathogens. Work is performed in accordance with departmental policy and state and federal law, supplemented with specific directions from the Police Captain. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Police Captain and is evaluated through observation, discussion, and review of reports.

This is an exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is eligible for overtime and compensatory time in accordance with Town policy.

• Assists Police Captain with departmental supervisory and administrative work; assists with decisions in unusual situations as circumstances require.
• Reviews and participates in hiring, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
• Acts in the absence of the Police Captain.
• Schedules employees to shift and identifies substitutes as needed.
• Approves leave requests; approves subordinate time sheets.
• Schedules employees for court duty as efficiently as possible to reduce overtime costs.
• Monitors use of overtime; reviews all reports for accuracy and thoroughness.
• Fills in for absent staff as needed.
• Assists with budget preparation and administration; purchases uniforms, equipment and supplies.
• Develops and administers grants for the department.
• Conducts background investigations for new hires; conducts internal investigations as needed.
• Reviews law enforcement reports completed by officers for accuracy and thoroughness.
• Researches and prepares updates on laws, regulations, court cases, etc.
• Communicates changes and trains staff on legal issues; assists with coordinating staff training.
• Reviews incident reports and provides feedback to sergeants as needed.
• Investigates complaints and internal affairs issues within the department and reports findings with recommendations for action to the Captain.
• Assists with training for departmental staff.
• Performs research and prepares various reports and recommendations as needed by the Captain.
• Involved with planning and coordination of special events in coordination with departmental staff, other Town departments, and other organizations.
• Performs investigations work as needed; may assign cases to investigators; may provide training and guidance to investigators and participate in investigations as needed; may coordinate cases and other issues with the District Attorney's office, other law enforcement agencies, and others as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws, local ordinances and policies of the police department.
• Considerable knowledge of law enforcement principles, practices, methods, and equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations concerning DCI and evidence chain of custody requirements.
• Considerable knowledge of modern and effective supervisory principles and practices including leadership, motivation, communication, counseling, discipline, and performance evaluation.
• Knowledge of the application of information…