Police Officer

Position Summary:

Performs a variety of entry-level professional and technical law enforcement duties related to enforcing laws, maintaining the peace, providing security, rendering aid and protecting the citizens of and visitors to the community. Responds to situations involving threats to public safety and makes emergency decisions affecting the lives and health of others, including in circumstances and at times when personal life or personal safety may be at risk.

Essential Functions:

• Performs duties that put life and/or personal safety at risk; performs duties that actively prevent or detect crime and enforce criminal statutes or ordinances of the state of Utah.
• Responds to situations involving threats to public safety, makes emergency decisions affecting the lives and health of others; performs various duties consistent with ensuring and providing community protection.
• Patrols an assigned area of the City in a radio/Mobile Data Computer equipped vehicle to preserve law and order.
• May be assigned to a foot patrol, extra patrol, bicycle patrol, motorcycle.
• Checks businesses/residences, discovering/preventing the commission of crimes.
• Enforces State and municipal laws and city ordinances.
• Enforces all applicable city, state, and federal laws and ordinances by apprehending, citing and arresting violators as appropriate.
• Investigates criminal activity, gathers evidence, interviews victims, witnesses and suspects and takes appropriate action to solve case and to bring suspects before proper judicial process.
• Investigates traffic accidents, enforces traffic and parking violations; directs traffic and assists motorists as needed.
• Responds to calls for service and renders aid to distressed citizens by maintaining the peace, supplying information, and aiding in assisting the citizens as applicable.
• Completes detailed and accurate reports of daily activities, criminal cases, arrests, traffic accidents and other cases as appropriate; presents evidence and testimony in court and other hearings as required.
• Operates police vehicle and other department equipment in a manner that will maximize its life span and provide the utmost safety for the officer and the public.
• Maintains visible presence to deter and prevent crime.
• Performs foot and/or bicycle patrol in the business areas to acquaint themselves with the business community and to make themselves more readily available to the citizens.
• Checks for building security and illegal activity.
• Performs ongoing public relations to enhance the image of the department within the community.
• As assigned, represents the department by speaking at public meetings and schools to educate and inform citizens; presents a professional image in both appearance and demeanor.
• Serves warrants, processes, notices, summons and subpoenas and keeps records of disposition.
• Attends all minimum and assigned training and instructional meetings.
• Keeps informed of current law enforcement practices, procedures, and trends.
• Performs related duties as required.

Requirements:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must meet minimum P.O.S.T. Entry-level Physical Fitness Standards and must be Utah P.O.S.T. Law Enforcement Officer Certified within 12 months of employment.