Police Property and Evidence Supervisor

Anchored in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada - 20 miles east of Sacramento and about 1.5 hours from Lake Tahoe - the City of Folsom is comprised of beautiful parks and trails, and boasts excellent schools, family-oriented neighborhoods, and outstanding shopping, dining, and cultural options. Folsom is a high-tech, forward-looking city, with firms ranging from small to large international corporations.

Voted by Wallet Hub as the Best Place for Families to Live in California, and 2nd Best Lake Town in America, Folsom is recognized for its affordability, fair weather, education, and health.

The City of Folsom is excited to announce a newly created Police Property and Evidence Supervisor position within the Folsom Police Department. This is a regular, benefitted full-time position represented by the FPOA. The role is on-site with a flexible schedule during normal business hours, Monday through Friday depending on operational needs.

The full benefits are pending adoption by City Council.

The ideal candidate is an experienced, highly organized, detail-oriented supervisor with strong knowledge of property and evidence operations, chain-of-custody requirements, and applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies. This individual should be capable of balancing technical expertise, operational oversight, employee supervision, and customer service in a highly accountable environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can manage people, processes, and highly sensitive property while maintaining accuracy, accountability, legal compliance, and excellent service to both internal and external customers.

Under general direction, the Police Property and Evidence Supervisor will plan, organize, direct, and supervise the operations of the Property and Evidence Unit within the Police Department. Performs complex and specialized duties in the receipt, documentation, preservation, collection, analysis, storage, security, and disposition of property and evidence. Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies. Provides direct supervision to assigned staff and performs related duties as required.

Receives general direction from a Police Lieutenant or designee. Exercises direct supervision of Community Service Officers, and/or other Property and Evidence staff.

The Police Property and Evidence Supervisor is the first-line supervisory classification responsible for overseeing the full scope of property and evidence operations and, where applicable, advanced field and forensic evidence work. This class is distinguished from Community Service Officer evidence classifications by its responsibility for supervising staff, establishing operational procedures, ensuring legal compliance in evidence management, and performing highly technical and complex assignments requiring specialized knowledge.

NOTE:

The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all the duties listed.

• Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise, and review the work of staff involved in property and evidence operations. Participate in the selection of staff; provide and coordinate staff training; evaluate employee performance. Prepare work schedules, authorize leave, and ensure adequate staffing levels, including coverage outside normal business hours when required.
• Recommend and assist in the implementation of unit goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards.
• Oversee receipt, cataloging, storage, security, preservation, and release of all property and evidence, including, but not limited to, firearms, narcotics, biological samples, currency, digital media, hazardous materials, and found property. Ensure strict adherence to chain-of-custody procedures; monitor and evaluate unit practices for compliance with legal mandates and departmental requirements.
• Conduct detailed audits, inventories, and inspections to verify documentation accuracy and security integrity.
• Determine appropriate disposition of property and evidence; coordinate release to owners, destruction orders, auctions, or court-directed actions and secure necessary court orders for destruction of firearms and controlled substances; ensure compliance with California DOJ Law Enforcement Gun Release processes.
• Oversee entries,…