Chief of Police

Essential Functions Leadership, Supervision, and Department Management

• Provides leadership and direction for all Police Department operations and personnel.
• Develops departmental goals, objectives, policies, and strategic initiatives.
• Conducts regular staff meetings with command staff and supervisors.
• Maintains accountability and professionalism throughout the Department.
• Ensures all personnel comply with departmental rules, City policies, and applicable laws.
• Oversees departmental staffing, scheduling, and operational assignments.
• Reviews and approves disciplinary actions, corrective actions, and personnel recommendations.
• Ensures counseling, disciplinary actions, complaints, and corrective measures are properly documented.
• Monitors employee morale, professionalism, productivity, and training compliance.
• Conducts performance evaluations and oversees departmental evaluation processes.
• Ensures all personnel maintain required certifications and qualifications.
• Maintains direct communication with the Mayor regarding departmental operations, personnel matters, emergencies, and liability concerns.
• Responds appropriately to critical incidents, major crime scenes, emergencies, and officer-involved incidents.

• Develops and manages the Police Department budget.
• Monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved appropriations and City financial policies.
• Monitors and manages overtime utilization and staffing allocations.
• Implements staffing and scheduling practices designed to minimize excessive overtime while maintaining adequate public safety coverage.
• Ensures all overtime is properly documented and justified.
• Reviews and approves departmental purchase requests, procurement documents, and expenditures.
• Maintains accountability for departmental assets, weapons, vehicles, equipment, and inventory.
• Provides monthly operational and financial reports to the Mayor regarding:
• Crime trends
• Staffing levels
• Overtime usage
• Major incidents
• Fleet and equipment needs
• Training compliance
• Operational challenges
• Coordinates grant applications, grant compliance, and reporting requirements.
• Conducts long-range operational and capital planning for the Department.

• Develops and implements data-driven crime reduction strategies.
• Coordinates proactive enforcement initiatives targeting:
• Violent crime
• Illegal firearms
• Drug activity
• Repeat offenders
• Traffic safety
• Quality-of-life issues
• Develops operational plans for:
• Major public events
• Severe weather events
• Civil disturbances
• Emergency incidents
• Disaster response
• Coordinates enforcement and intelligence-sharing efforts with federal, state, county, and regional law enforcement agencies.
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