The objective of the Police Officer is to identify and suppress daily criminal activity in order to
protect and serve the community; Educating and involving the public to develop a positive
relationship.
Expectation to:
• Respond to calls for service and identify public safety hazards to maintain a safe
environment; to protect and serve the community.
• Actively patrol neighborhoods to establish a strong officer presence in order to suppress
criminal activity.
• Promote knowledge of applicable laws and ordinances, citizen rights, and available
services to ensure a better educated and informed community.
• Accurately completing daily paperwork in detail, in order to establish a database of
suspects, victims, witnesses and criminal activity that is pertinent to daily investigation.
• Assisting with funeral processions and traffic control for special events when needed.
• Assist with D.A.R.E. and Law Enforcement Seminars.
Supports the operations of the department by:
• Demonstrates ability to plan, complete tasks and monitor results within established
deadlines.
• Effectively applying knowledge to solve a range of problems.
• Following department policies on a consistent basis.
• Performs job responsibilities consistently, timely, cost-effectively, ensuring customer
REASONING ABILITY • Ability to respond to complaints and grievances posed by the public. • Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations. • Ability to think quickly, maintains self-control, and adapt to stressful situations. • Ability to use good judgement and effectively solve problems. PHYSICAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical and work environments described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. Physical Environment: • The duties of this job include physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, standing, reaching, walking, lifting (up to 75 pounds), grasping, talking, hearing/listening, seeing/observing, and repetitive motions. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: • Work is primarily in outside weather conditions.