Chief of Police

Salary: $86,694-$105,685

Position Summary:

This position shall lead the Police department towards the mission and values set forth for the department. Supervising and management of the department staff, budget, and resolving personnel issues and citizen concerns. The Chief of Police is a Department Head and receives direction from and reports to the City Administrator with some direction and guidance from the City Council and Mayor.

Essential Functions:

• Provides overall supervision, leadership, and direction for the department; ensures competent performance. Assigns areas of accountability and delegates authority to subordinate personnel
• Provides professional guidance, training and policy interpretation. Provides guidance in resolving/improving performance standards. Maintains knowledge of all department activity.
• Exercises authority over all department staff including hiring, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination of individual employees within established City policies.
• Oversees the effective and efficient administration of the Police Department directly, and through the efforts of subordinate personnel.
• Identifies and plans for current and future law enforcement needs through tracking crime trends, demographic influences, projected community growth, available resources, and researching other communities’ efforts at maintaining public safety.
• Develops and administers immediate and long-range budgets. Ensure the department operates within the annual budget and directs the annual budget process for the department. Monitors expenditures and revenues. Forecasts spending, staffing and revenue levels and recommends equipment purchases. Researches, applies for and administers grants.
• Recommends and plans long range goals, objectives, organizational structure and overall direction for the Department. Monitors, reviews and communicates the implementation phases of the department’s strategic plans to ensure long-range goals are met. Ensures the programs and objectives of the Department are developed and maintained in accordance with the objectives of the City Council.
• Formulates and advises the City Administrator and City Council regarding department policies and regulations.

Requirements:

• The City desires a Police Chief with a combination of education and experience that adequately equips him/her to effectively execute the responsibilities of the position, lead department personnel, and contribute to the improvement of the community.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Police Science, Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field is required.
• Equivalent courses in leadership and supervision approved by the city council may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Applicants must have a minimum of ten (10) years of increasing responsible law enforcement experience, three (3) of which have been in a
  command/supervisory capacity.
• State of Kansas Peace Officers Certification, or the ability to obtain it within one (1) year.
• A valid Driver’s License.
• Requirement to establish residency within the City limits of Scott City within six (6) months of employment.