Police Chief

City of Albany, Georgia • Georgia 31701, GA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this classification is to manage, direct and coordinate the operations and activities of the city Police Department to ensure that applicable laws, codes, and city ordinances are properly enforced and that all law enforcement functions and services are carried out to protect life and property of the city. The Police Chief is responsible for the preservation of peace within the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Business/Public Administration or related field required
• Seven (7) years of managerial experience in law enforcement in local government, or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must meet all eligibility criteria and possess appropriate public safety certifications and credentials as identified for this position, including certification as a Georgia peace officer by Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
• Must be qualified to operate a firearm.

Responsibilities

• Identifies community law enforcement priorities; develops and implements programs to achieve priorities established; develops, prioritizes and oversees accomplishment of departmental goals and objectives.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals; interviews job applicants and makes selections for various departmental positions.
• Plans, organizes, and manages, either personally or through subordinate supervisors, all departmental functions and support staff activities; coordinates activities and assignments.
• Responsible for initiating and decision making for all departmental personnel actions; makes decisions in the areas of hiring, promotions, demotions, terminations, and interdepartmental transfers; makes decisions on disciplinary and grievance actions.
• Represents the department at City Commission meetings, staff meetings, and on various committees and task forces; attends official functions, public meetings and civic events; makes presentations and public speeches at various meetings, ceremonies and luncheons.
• Oversees the development of the department's annual budget; responds to inquiries from city staff and elected officials regarding budget needs and requests; administers approved budget.
• Oversees internal and external investigations and cooperates with other law enforcement organizations in conducting investigations.
• Oversees the implementation and enforcement of standard operating procedures and various rules and regulations; inspects or monitors areas of the city to ensure proper conduct of police personnel.
• Reviews agency contingency plans and directs subordinate supervisors to modify plans as needed.
• Directs the development of short and long range management and operational plans for the department.
• Serves as liaison to various federal, state, local, and/or private agencies, organizations and governments.
• Interacts with other public safety agencies within the county; monitors mutual response to incidents as needed and negotiates and implements mutual aid agreements.
• Responds to inquiries from the news media, approves news releases and grants interviews as needed.
• Responds to the scene of major incidents, takes charge of scene or assists officer-in-charge as needed.
• Monitors changes in laws, ordinances, statutes, codes and regulations and directs subordinate staff in the implementation of changes in department operations for compliance purposes.
• Reviews and/or approves various operational and administrative reports, forms and records; processes or forwards to appropriate agency or organizational unit.
• Conducts staff meetings and directs subordinate staff in the development and implementation of management activities and functions.
• Attends professional conferences and seminars and maintains knowledge of current policies and practices in public safety.
• Composes, prepares, reviews and/or approves various reports, statistical tables, records, correspondence and other documents.
• Refers to various federal and state laws, regulations, city and county ordinances, procedures manuals and handbooks in performing management duties.
• Patrols city and monitors activity related to law enforcement operations.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager