Police Chief

Sheldon, IA
Sheldon Police Department

Salary: $90,000 – $101,000

Position Summary:

Plans, supervises, assess, coordinates, and leads the activities and the personnel of the Sheldon Police Department with respect to the enforcement and prevention of crime, protection of life, property and providing community-oriented policing.

Essential Functions:

  • Directs and manages the operations and affairs of the Police Department.
  • Prepares annual budget, long range planning, capital equipment expenditures and controls regular budgetary expenditures and makes recommendations to the City Manager.
  • Organize and conduct regular training and performance evaluations of officers.
  • Development of department policies in accordance with City Council guidelines.
  • Development of patrol schedules and work assignments of patrol officers and administrative personnel.
  • Maintain accurate records on all police operations and investigations.
  • Direct all police activities including patrols, complaints, and investigations.
  • Perform all law enforcement functions including patrol, investigation, and interrogation.
  • Identifies community priorities with respect to crime prevention, law enforcement and activities, designs and implements programs to achieve established priorities.
  • Maintain effective intra-departmental discipline and morale, evaluates and aids in professional development of subordinate supervisors and officers.
  • Maintains effective public relations, handles community relations in a tactful and courteous fashion, represents the Department and the Community in all significant public relations matters and is visible and available to the public.
  • Ability to show and demonstrate effective leadership capabilities.
  • Represents the city at meetings with various boards, committees, commissions or groups.
  • Attends council meetings on a regular basis, as well as hearings, court proceedings, interrogations and/or depositions.
  • Develops and implements methods of ascertaining internal and external customer service quality goals and performance against those goals.
  • Foster and guide members towards a community policing philosophy in which the department provides services and activities that engage community members in non-enforcement activities.
  • These programs are intended to foster strong community relationships between law enforcement and all members of the community.
  • Develop and implement methods to counsel, guide, and mentor members in order to provide personal and professional development to enhance operations and service.
  • Other duties as set forth in the Code of Ordinances and/or assigned by the City Manager.

Requirements:

  • Iowa Code requires a minimum of three years’ experience in a public law enforcement agency and two years of comparable experience or educational training.
  • Graduation from high school supplemented by in-service training and courses in police science.
  • Graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Additional police training, education and management experience is desirable.
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training which providesthe required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must meet the standards mandated by the Law Enforcement Academy Council’s Administrative Rules.