Police Officer - Lateral

Please read the supplemental information at the bottom of the posting for lateral applicant requirements.
Additional details are available on the Police Department’s Lateral Hiring webpage.
If you do not meet the lateral requirements, please apply under the Police Officer – Recruit posting when it becomes available.

Under limited supervision, the Police Officer will perform general policing functions intended to ensure the safety and security of the lives and property within the City. Activities include patrol, traffic enforcement, and investigative duties. Officers may be assigned to special activities of projects on an on-going or short-term basis (e.g., crime prevention investigations, school resource officer, etc.). The work performed involves a considerable risk to personal safety for self and others and requires quick decision making when determining the appropriate action to take in a given situation.

• Assigned to a designated area of the City to enforce all laws and regulations, to provide security, to detect violators, and to develop positive relationships with residents, businesses, schools, and students in assigned neighborhoods.
• Coordinates the services of different governmental and private agencies to resolve identified problems.
• Discourages violations by being visible and present in the community.
• Observes unusual activity; attempts to intervene in situations to prevent violations.
• Issues warnings or citations for violations both criminal and non-criminal.
• Detains and conducts interviews and arrests of persons violating the law as indicated by the nature of the offense and as guided by policy and circumstances.
• Enforces traffic laws; operates radar or other speed measuring devices; administers tests and transports intoxicated persons to jail or a designated detox facility; observes drivers and vehicles and intervenes as necessary to correct illegal or unsafe conditions.
• Conducts periodic security checks of businesses and other facilities.
• Receives, prioritizes and responds to non-emergency calls.
• Responds to complaints, accidents, disturbances and/or requests for police assistance.
• Assesses each situation and determines the most appropriate response in order to prevent potentially dangerous or violent situations from occurring or continuing.
• Responds to emergency situations such as accidents, medical emergencies, fire scenes and other emergencies, and performs various other tasks to secure the scene and assist other emergency personnel.
• Provides first aid to injured persons, as necessary, until medical personnel are available.
• Handles crowd control, directs traffic, clears access routes, escorts emergency vehicles, contacts tow trucks, etc.
• Preserves and/or collects evidence as indicated by the circumstances.
• Conducts detailed investigations of criminal activities and public safety incidents; secures crime scene; gathers, secures, documents, and analyzes evidence; maintains chain-of-custody; interviews witnesses and victims and records pertinent information; provides input and documentation to other investigators as needed; analyzes problems, researches solutions; coordinates investigative information with others both inside and outside the department.
• Participates as a team member with officers, supervisors and citizens to identify and prioritize problems, develop and implement solutions, and evaluate results.
• Organizes resources within the community, the police department and other agencies to reduce crime and meet the appropriate needs of the community. Works toward building partnerships with citizens, service providers, other agencies, etc.
• Develops and conducts crime prevention activities in assigned neighborhood.
• Serves as a resource to organizations, committees and groups that…