Police Lieutenant

The City of Moorhead Police Department is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as Police Lieutenant. As a member of the department's leadership team, this position is responsible for providing operational leadership, developing personnel, and helping guide the organization through the evolving challenges of modern policing. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, sound judgment, and a commitment to servant leadership while fostering a culture of professionalism, accountability, innovation, wellness, and community engagement.

This is an opportunity to influence the future of the department, support employee growth, and make a meaningful impact on public safety and community trust.

Salary Range: $51.36 to $$72.34 per hour, ($106,843 - $150,477) annualized.

Plus annual step increase on anniversary date and January 2027 6% COLA increase.

Position Summary

• Provides division-level oversight, including supervisory responsibility over sergeants and officers, ensuring consistent performance, alignment with policy, and operational readiness.
• Performs or effectively recommends the hiring, transfer, suspension, promotion, discharge, assignment, reward, discipline, direction of work, and adjustment of grievances of subordinate personnel.
• Provides coaching, mentoring, and career development guidance to sergeants and officers; identifies training needs and recommends development opportunities.
• Assists with the planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating of the department operations and budgeting process. Manages division-level workloads, staffing, and resource allocation; identifies operational gaps and recommends improvements to command staff. Uses data, trends, and analytical tools to guide deployment decisions, crime reduction strategies, and resource prioritization.
• Ensures division personnel adhere to department policies, procedures, and training standards; conducts quality-control reviews of reports, cases, and operational documentation.
• Acts as incident commander during major events, critical incidents, and significant investigations until relieved by command staff.
• Coordinates training needs for division staff, ensures compliance with POST requirements, and supports implementation of new policies, tools, and technologies.
• Oversees and participates in investigations of violations; obtains evidence and compiles information; prepares case files of charges; testifies in court.
• Develops and supervises various programs.
• Serves as a liaison with community groups, partner agencies, and city departments to support collaborative policing initiatives. Assists in providing timely information and updates to local media in coordination with the Public Safety Communications Specialist; performs public education and public speaking on police service and crime prevention topics.
  
  Prepares and maintains files and reports.
• Conducts administrative investigations or preliminary inquiries at the direction of command staff; prepares investigative findings consistent with policy and procedural standards.
• Performs other duties as requested.
• Attendance at off-site courses/trainings/seminars may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, or related field and three years experience in law enforcement, with one year experience in a supervisory capacity; OR
• Associates degree in criminal justice and six years of experience in law enforcement with two years experience in a supervisory capacity
• Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training license
• Valid driver's license

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Comprehensive knowledge of the laws, rules and court decisions relating to the administration of criminal justice and law enforcement; comprehensive knowledge of policies and procedures surrounding methods of crime detection, criminal identification and radio communication; thorough knowledge of city laws and ordinances; thorough knowledge of the geography of the City; skill in using firearms and operating a motor vehicle; ability to assign, direct and supervise the work of subordinate staff;

demonstrated integrity; tact; ability to operate standard office equipment and applicable software packages; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, law enforcement agencies, associates and the general public.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires…