Police Officer

Salary: $29.01 Hourly

Position Summary:

In accordance with Local Ordinances, State Statues, Federal Law, and established departmental and city policies, procedures, and guidelines, performs a wide variety of police and law enforcement activities that include an element of personal danger and exposure to adverse conditions. The employee must be able to act without direct supervision and to exercise independent judgment in meeting emergencies. Duties are primarily service oriented and include protection of life and property, dispensing information, arbitrating disputes, providing assistance through referrals, crime prevention and investigation, apprehending criminals, directing traffic, and other public safety services. Work is reviewed by inspection, observation of results, and through oral and written reports.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain prompt, predictable and regular physical attendance.
• Maintain the ability to lawfully operate designated motor vehicles and equipment at all times that duties are performed.
• Maintain the ability to travel throughout and enter all different properties in the jurisdiction.
• Provide truthful/accurate written and verbal communications.
• Maintain the ability to competently and credibly testify in court.
• Maintain the ability to lawfully carry and use a firearm.
• Maintain, and actively promote, effective working relationships with coworkers and management.
• Works to assigned shift using own judgment in deciding course of action being expected to handle difficult and emergency situations without assistance.
• Interview and interrogate victims, witnesses, and suspects as appropriate.
• Maintain continuous preventative patrol throughout the city streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law.
• Maintain availability, as able, by radio or telephone for consultation on emergencies.
• Apprehend violators and make proper arrests or summonses while enforcing state statutes and city ordinances.
• Initiate contact with both business operators and residents, maintaining open communications within the community.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in accordance with Wisconsin State Statutes and department policy, including but not limited to, personnel issues, contact and interaction with the public, and any other information heard, handled, or obtained within the scope of the position or through contact with County personnel.
• Attempt to resolve domestic disputes, disturbances and other incidents through counseling, referral or other peaceful means, settle disputes among neighbors, juveniles, or other groups, and resolve any and all complaints from citizens of the community.
• Maintain the peace and security of the community, respond to public disturbances, and maintain civil obedience at group functions.
• Enforce laws and ordinances within the city; make felony and misdemeanor arrests; and issue appearance notices, and traffic citations.
• Provide for the safe and convenient flow of traffic and pedestrians within the City, investigate traffic accidents, investigate reported or observed violations of law, enforce traffic violations, conduct driver intoxication investigations, and promote vehicular and pedestrian safety.
• Respond to emergency radio calls and investigates robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, abuse of drugs, and other necessary emergency calls. Takes appropriate law enforcement action.
• Testify in criminal and civil court proceedings and give depositions.
• Render miscellaneous police services such as providing information and/or assistance to the public; informing citizens of available services in the community, promoting crime prevention through community and educational programs, making presentations to the public and local organization concerning crime prevention and related police matters; locating and reporting fires and fire hazards, defective water or gas mains, sidewalk and highway defects, or obstructions and defective street lights; responding to abate a nuisance calls; and checking licenses and permits as necessary.
• Prepares a variety of reports and records including reports of investigation, field interrogation reports, alcohol reports, influence reports, breathalyzer check list, vehicle impoundment form, traffic hazard report, and other reports assigned to an officer in the course of their work.
• Maintains departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities.
• Maintains contact with the general public, court officials and other city officials in the performance of police operation activities.

Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen,
• At least 18 years of age,
• Possess a valid Wisconsin driver’s license,
• Possess an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice or a minimum of 60 fully accredited college level credits; be certified or certifiable as a law enforcement officer at time of appointment;
• Must meet other minimum recruitment standards of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board; and good physical condition to perform essential job functions of a law enforcement officer.