Job Description

POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR

JOB CODE 62640

Effective Date:	3/94A

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to direct and coordinate specialized administrative, policy and professional legal work related to law enforcement activities. The incumbent assists the Police Chief in working with legal and legislative entities, various departments, agencies, and community and civic organizations as they relate to legal issues, law enforcement, community and civic activities. The employee is required to exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment and must formulate recommended courses of action based upon research and information. The employee is under the direction of the Police Chief and must keep the Chief fully informed of matters requiring attention. Work is performed in accordance with general policies, standards and practices of the legal profession with performance evaluated on results obtained.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Serves as liaison between the Police Chief and various civic, community, and government organizations and agencies;
• Attends executive staff, department meetings and conferences to determine the intent of official actions, consider possible alternative legal, administrative and policy solutions to problems confronting the department, and render oral and written opinions on the legal and social implications involved;
• Serves as general counsel to the Police Chief, executive staff, and department employees relative to legal issues;
• Confers with officials of City, county, state and federal agencies regarding plans and priorities for existing and planned programs;
• Represents the Police Chief in various conferences and meetings;
• Briefs the Police Chief on matters of concern and presents program proposals for approval and submission to the City Council;
• Works with the Police Chief, executive staff, administrative officers and employees of the City in planning, organizing, and implementing programs on matters affecting the assigned areas of responsibility;
• Meets and corresponds with various citizen, professional, business, legislative, and other groups to answer questions and secure their help in carrying out various programs.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of law enforcement and public administration.
• Judicial procedures and rules of evidence.
• Administrative and legal research methods, techniques, and methods of report presentation.
• Accepted legal and court interpretations.
• Organization, functions and legal limitations on the authority of the Police Department and of enforcement and procedural problems involved in the operation of the Department.
• State and federal constitutional and statutory provisions relating to municipalities.
• Principles of criminal and civil laws.

Ability to:

• Communicate in English by phone or in person in a one-to-one or group setting.
• Comprehend and make inferences from material written in the English language.
• Produce written documents in English with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Work cooperatively with City officials, employees and the general public.
• Quickly assimilate knowledge of and utilize City codes, City Charter and ordinances, and state and federal laws and regulations.
• Learn job-related material through structured lecture and reading in English.
• Analyze, appraise, and organize facts, evidence, and precedents and present such materials effectively, orally and in writing.
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to incumbent or others.

Additional Requirements:

• Appointments to positions in the Police Department are subject to appropriate polygraph and background standards.
• Admission to the bar of the State of Arizona.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Five years of experience as a practicing attorney performing legal and trial work including experience in the practice of federal, state, and municipal law, graduation from an accredited school of law and significant interaction with civic and community organizations. Other combinations of experience and training that meet the minimum qualifications may be substituted.