Police Officer

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General Statement of Duties

Performs general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the City.

Distinguishing Features of the Class

An employee in this class performs a full range of general law enforcement duties. Work includes patrolling the City during an assigned shift in a police car or on foot; preventing, detecting and investigating disturbances and crime; performing traffic control work; apprehending suspects; and executing related assignments. Employees must exercise judgment, initiative and calm control when performing duties; more difficult problems are normally carried out under the direction of or in conjunction with a Police Corporal or Police Sergeant assigned to the same shift.

Work involves frequent public contact which requires tact, firmness and decisiveness. Work is performed in accordance with departmental policy and state and federal law, supplemented with specific directions from superior officers. Employees are subject to hazards associated with 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, and hazardous spills with fumes, oils, gases, or flammable liquids.

Work is subject to the final OSHA standards on blood borne pathogens. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a Patrol Sergeant (or Corporal in the absence of the Sergeant) and is evaluated through observation, discussion, and review of reports for adherence to laws, department procedures, and proper judgment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Tasks
Patrols streets in a police car, on bicycle or on foot; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; report dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citations; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities; conducts special traffic checkpoints to enforce seatbelt, alcohol, speed, or other laws; operates radar and intoxilyzer equipment.
Performs investigations of accidents or possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks, arrests and processes criminal suspects; presents findings in court.
Issues citations for violation of traffic regulations, serves warrants; apprehends and processes criminal suspects and transports to magistrate and/or County detention facilities.
Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times at local schools and when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require.
Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from and to police headquarters; maintains vehicle, weapons and other equipment in standards working order.
Monitors adherence to parking ordinances and issues tickets for violations.
Prepares records and reports of activities.
Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; serves papers as needed.
May act as a Telecommunicator in receiving emergency and routine calls from citizens needing police and fire assistance and operating a two-way radio to dispatch other officers on the shift to the calls.

Additional Job Duties
Assists stranded motorists; gives information and directions to visitors and the general public.
May act as a dispatcher in receiving emergency and routine calls from citizens needing police and fire assistance and operating a two-way radio to dispatch other officers on the shift to the calls.
Testifies in court when called upon to do so.
Sets example for the general public through his/her own good driving habits.
Performs other related duties as required.

Recruitment and Selection Guidelines

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Working knowledge of state and federal laws, local ordinances and policies of the police department, especially relating to search and seizure, traffic control, pursuit, and arrest.
Working knowledge of law enforcement principles, practices, methods and equipment.
Some knowledge of scientific crime detection and criminal identification methods and procedures.
Some knowledge of the application of information technology to law enforcement work.
Skill in the use of firearms and other police equipment and in the application of self-defense…