Property Clerk

**DEFINITION**:
**OPEN/PROMOTIONAL RECRUITMENT**

**FUTURE SALARY INCREASES**:

- Effective 7/1/2024, 3% Cost of Living Adjustment
- Effective 7/1/2025, 3% Cost of Living Adjustment

**INCENTIVES FOR NEW EMPLOYEES**:

- Sign on Bonus - $2,000
- 40 hours of sick leave for immediate use

**FUTURE INCENTIVES**:

- Employee employed as of 7/1/2024 will receive $2,000 lump sum
- Employee employed as of 7/1/2025 will receive $2,000 lump sum

**FLSA STATUS**: Non-Exempt
**TENTATIVE EXAMINATION DATE**: Week of June 10, 2024 (Must be present to take examination.)

**Work Schedule**: Property Room hours are 6:30 am - 5:00 pm. The incumbent will work a City of Stockton 9/80 schedule: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Mondays through Thursdays; 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Fridays, with alternating Fridays off.

**Work Environment**: The responsibility of the Property Clerk is to accept, catalog, safeguard, store, produce as required for court, return to legal owner or otherwise legally dispose of all property and evidence coming into the custody of the Police Department.

The Property Room is a highly secured area within the Police Department, with only personnel assigned to the Property Room having direct access. All property and evidence is stored in a warehouse environment, which requires light to moderately heavy manual labor.

In order to carry out their duties, Property Clerks drive a large cargo van equipped with tailgate lift for transporting property, utilize step stools and ladders when retrieving or placing items on shelving, utilize carts and dollies for moving items, access a large walk-in freezer and refrigerator when placing, or retrieving, biological evidence in storage, work in inclement weather, and work in close proximity to hazardous materials, including bio-hazards.

**Incumbents in this position are included in the Civil Service System, in a "for cause" employment status, and are represented by the Stockton City Employees' Association. (Classified/Represented)**Under general supervision, receives, stores, and maintains an inventory of evidence and property in the Police Department; performs related work as assigned.

**CLASS CHARACTERISTICS**:

- This police civilian class is responsible for the receipt, storage, and maintenance of evidence received in the Police Department. Incumbents process and maintain detailed records of held items and destroy or dispose of obsolete or unclaimed property in accordance with Police Department rules and regulations. This class is distinguished from the Evidence Technician in that the latter is a technical class performing crime scene investigations and identifying and classifying evidence for use in prosecuting crimes.

**PRINCIPAL DUTIES (Illustrative Only)**:

- Receives property and issues receipts; categorizes and stores property which has been found or turned in as evidence.
- Disposes of property and evidence in accordance with state, city, or departmental rules and regulations.
- Releases property to rightful owner after ensuring proper authorization for release.
- Testifies in court regarding chain of custody and property records.
- Prepares detailed records of evidence inventory and maintains orderly appearance of property file area; maintains continuous property inventory record.
- Prepares periodic reports related to property stored, including disposal of property, unclaimed property, and property available for auction.
- Coordinates the review of inventory items by departmental staff and outside agencies.
- Coordinates the disposal, sale, or auction of property with City purchasing and stores staff.
- Provides direction, training, and work review to support staff assigned to the property room.
- Assists with special projects related to the maintenance and handling of property items.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education/Experience**:

- Possession of a high school diploma or GED and one (1) year of experience as a storekeeper, stock clerk, property clerk, general warehouse inventory control clerk or in general office support work. Prior experience in a law enforcement setting is desirable.

**Other Requirements**:

- Must possess a valid California driver's license.
- Must be willing to handle firearms.

**Knowledge of**:

- Principals and methods of receiving, storage, and inventory of property and evidence;
- Basic safety practices pertaining to the work, including the handling of dangerous substances and firearms;
- Basic record keeping principals and practices; and
- Office practices and procedures, including the operation of standard office equipment.

**Skill in**:

- Receiving, storing, and maintaining an inventory of property and evidence;
- Filing and indexing a variety of property items;
- Organizing and maintaining detailed and accurate records of inventory items;
- Presenting accurate court testimony concerning evidential property; and
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.

**Physical/Ment