Police Commander

**Definition**:
**Definition**: Under general direction of the Police Chief, performs administrative and managerial police work for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Police Department, with an emphasis upon the management, (through subordinate supervisors) of day-to-day operations of a division (field operations, criminal investigations, or professional standards) within the police department. **This job class is treated as FLSA Exempt and considered a DRIVING position.**

**Essential Functions**: (Essential functions may vary among positions, but may include the following tasks, knowledge, abilities, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions in this classification).

**Examples of Tasks**:
**Tasks**:
1. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and assigns the work of Police Lieutenants, Sergeants and Police Officers and/or civilians assigned to a Division or Bureau, e.g.**: Field Operations (Patrol), Investigations, or Internal Affairs; models both management and leadership for law enforcement staff; depending upon the function supervised, reviews work, in progress and/or upon completion, which is illustrated by, but not limited to, the following: Investigations, crime scenes, bookings, arrests, public relations, handling of funds, record keeping, storage of evidence, management of police station equipment and supplies, vehicle use, safety, quality of radio communication, and response to calls for service; assists in scheduling personnel to shift assignments.

2. Adheres to all training, policies, procedures, chain of custody, rules of evidence and laws. Maintains strict confidence and security of all data, financial accounts, information, intelligence, metrics, audio, video, computer analytics and meta data, police reports, supplements and associated case files, physical evidence, photographs, statistics and any other materials that are confidential and sensitive to all cases, investigations, personnel records and the operations or property of the SRPD and SRPMIC.

3. Guides and mentors employees in the accomplishment of their duties and professional growth, writes and conducts performance evaluations; analyzes information, data and statistics to ensure the Division and Department are meeting KPI’s; and prepares and presents reports; assists in the development and training of subordinate personnel.

4. Ensures that the staff maintains specialized knowledge by identifying training needs and providing/scheduling training; provides training to Officers or Staff who have violated a policy or procedures; develops/revises departmental policies and procedures to meet legal requirements, to reflect the values of the Community Council and to implement the management philosophy of the Police Chief.

5. Coordinates bureau/division activities with other bureau/division, outside agencies and organizations; recommends, implements, directs and oversee bureau/division goals and objectives.

6. Responds to complaints from the public that have first been reviewed by supervisory staff and referred for further investigation; performs internal investigations (or may assign a Supervisor) regarding incidents about which serious policy violations are alleged and for which a department employee may be suspended or terminated; reports finding and provides recommendations in response to complaints against the Police Department.

7. Contributes to the preparation of the PD’s Budget, monitors expenditures of the Division or Bureau supervised, approves expenditures, prepares and supervises the preparation of necessary records and reports relating to activities; maintains Cost Center oversight for the Division or Bureau assigned.

8. Participates in various community activities, problem solving Policing and crime prevention; establishes liaison with Community Members for the purpose of improving delivery of Police service and improving Community communications and makes verbal presentation to groups.

9. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively to provide quality protection and service to the Community.

10. Performs any of the essential functions of a Police Officer as required by staffing levels and/or unusual circumstances; responds to or manages emergency and crisis situations following established policies, procedures and NIMS standards.

11. In the absence of the Assistant Chief of Police or Chief of Police, may be designated as either Acting Assistant Chief or Acting Chief of Police.

12. Performs other job related duties, as assigned, that enhance and facilitate departmental operations.

**Knowledge, Abilities, Skills and Other Characteristics**:

- Knowledge of the history, culture, laws, customs and traditions of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
- Knowledge of the SRPMIC ordinances to be enforced.
- Know