Property and Evidence Technician

Overview

The City of Redmond is a thriving, culturally diverse community and home to over 80,000 residents. Redmond is the hub of an array of commerce and industry ranging from technology, aerospace, and gaming to biomedical and innovation start‑ups. In this role, you will represent the city and our values of service, integrity, accountability, belonging, and stewardship.

• Collect, record, and safeguard property and evidence in support of the Police Department.
• Produce reports detailing information and the recording, safeguarding, and transporting of evidence and found property.
• Receive, inventory, protect, and store a variety of crime‑scene materials collected for analysis and/or evidence submitted by commissioned personnel for potential litigation or criminal investigation.
• Document chain of custody for all property/evidence from entry into the system until final disposition.
• Physically transport evidence items to outside labs (WSP, KC AFIS).
• Initiate property disposal/release procedures including owner identification, location, notification, release, and transfer.
• Purge evidence and recovered property in accordance with applicable laws, for disposition of unclaimed or illegal property.
• Maintain accurate manual and automated inventory systems and reports of all property and evidence.
• Respond to inquiries from the public or other departments, including assisting citizens in recovery of stolen and/or confiscated property.
• Prepare reports for departmental communications.
• May be required to testify in court relative to evidence handling and chain of custody.
• Process evidence for retrieval of possible latent prints.
• Photograph evidence and found property.
• Maintain visitor log.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED; college degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of work experience in clerical, inventory control, law‑enforcement record keeping, and statistics, police property, and evidence preferred.
• Any combination of experience and education that provides the desired skills, knowledge, and ability required to perform the job.
• Valid Washington State driver’s license.
• Washington State Patrol’s ACCESS certification and Washington’s Criminal Justice Training Commission’s Property and Evidence Technician course must be completed within six months of hire.

• Law‑enforcement functions, operations, and practices.
• Washington State Rules of Evidence and other local and state regulations.
• Court testifying procedures regarding evidence.
• Computer application and formatting.
• Photography (including close‑up photography).
• Evidence processing techniques, collection, packaging and storage.
• Assist in booking evidence on scene when required.
• Enter and retrieve statistical data on a computer system.
• Prepare statistical and narrative reports.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with department staff, other agencies, and the general public.
• Routinely handle property and evidence such as firearms, money, narcotics, bikes, vehicles, and biological fluids.
• Possess excellent attention to detail and understand chain of custody.
• Work well without supervision.
• Organize and prioritize varied work assignments.
• Testify in court regarding evidence.
• Establish and maintain effective interpersonal working relationships and demonstrate customer service skills.

This class description describes the general nature of the work performed, representative duties as well as the typical qualifications needed for acceptable performance. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the job.

• Medical insurance:
  Choice of two plans (Premera or Kaiser Permanente). All employee premiums paid by the City of Redmond.
• Prescription drug insurance:
  Included with each medical plan.
• Dental insurance:
  For employees and their eligible dependents.
• Vision insurance:
  For employees and their eligible dependents.
• Other insurance:
  Life, accidental death & dismemberment, short‑ and long‑term disability, optional employee‑paid voluntary life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts:
  For tax savings on healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Paid vacation and holidays: 13 paid holidays per year.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Retirement plans:
  Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plus additional options, including Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (Social Security replacement plan) and Met Life 457 Plan.
• Annual COLA adjustments.
• Annual merit increases up to 5%.