Police Records Specialist

Job Title

The City of Deer Park is seeking a dedicated professional for a support role within the Police Department.

The general purpose of this position is to maintain the integrity of police department records by processing, maintaining, and providing information to the police department and the public. The role involves working under the supervision of the Records Supervisor and includes no supervision exercised over others.

The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Performing complex interpretation of the Texas Public Information Act, The Texas State Library Retention Schedule, other statutes, and legal decisions pertaining to the maintenance and release of department records.
• Reviewing Texas Attorney General Opinions to determine how previous decisions may apply to current requests.
• Generating cost estimates in response to large Public Information requests.
• Assisting in records management and retention including the Records Management Project.
• Drafting and/or assisting with the draft of legal documents, including opinion requests from the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
• Processing requests under the Texas Public Information Act.
• Providing records related to police department activities and testimony when called upon by the court.
• Managing multiple tasks, assignments, and projects simultaneously while under a deadline.
• Receives and directs or handles visitors in the lobby or over the telephone in obtaining the appropriate services.
• Operates office equipment, hardware, and software including, but not limited to: multi-line phone with voicemail, cash register, facsimile/copier/printer, shredder, laminator, microfiche, laserfiche, Sun Gard OSSI, Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, multiple logs and databases.
• Performing clerical duties including, but not limited to: data entry, review and maintenance of data, reformatting digital information as necessary for dissemination or storage, performing notary duties, process payments for alarm permits and other department services, conducting daily cash reconciliation, conducting weekly deposits.
• Conducting local criminal records searches for the public and criminal history research as required for departmental use.

Performs other duties related to the effective operation of the Records Unit and special assignments as assigned by the Records Supervisor.

Education and Experience:

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with a high degree of professionalism with both department members and the public.
• Proficient in the use of computers, to include operating and/or learning software programs, databases, office equipment and repairing records management software issues by assisting the IT department with troubleshooting.
• Adequate reading comprehension and reasoning abilities to interpret statutes and legal correspondence.
• Provide exceptional customer service skills and determine the needs of visitors.
• Detail oriented.
• Valid Texas driver's license.
• Ability to type 40 words per minute.
• Dependable and remain flexible with time off requests. The Records Unit is staffed by four people with a minimum staffing requirement of two people.

Multi-line telephone, computer, copy/fax/scanning machine, office tools, microfilm camera and reader/printer, 10-key, and other equipment commonly associated with an office environment.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to grasp, touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and occasionally reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities…