Requires three years of increasingly responsible experience in law enforcement, and/or in the handling of evidence in a police property facility, including a minimum of one year of supervisory experience in a criminal justice, law enforcement, court, or materials warehouse environment.  Formal training in property management, project management, biohazard material handling, firearms safety, and dangerous drugs is desirable.  Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, supplemented by training or college-level course work in criminal justice, evidence handling, inventory control, business or public administration, or a related field of study.  An Associate of Arts (AA) degree from an accredited college or university is highly desirable.

City employees must subscribe to and promote the City of Tempe's Mission and Values.  Our Mission is to make Tempe the best place to live, work and play.  We Value People Integrity Respect Openness Creativity and Quality.  This position also requires possession of, or the ability to obtain, an appropriate Arizona driver's license Possession of, or ability to obtain within six months of hire, an Arizona Department of Public Safety Terminal Operators Certificate, Level B and a valid Arizona forklift operators certificate.  Referred applicants will receive a polygraph and background investigation.  This position requires a post offer pre-employment physical exam.  Successful completion of probationary period is contingent upon passing a FBI background investigation.
 
 

• Plan, organize and supervise the receipt, storage and release of impounded property; plan, prioribze, assign, supervise and evaluate the work of the police property facility staff.
• Evaluate and monitor police property operations and activities; recommend improvements and modifications; ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State and local laws and ordinances; review facility paperwork for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist in the planning of facility renovations and new construction.
• Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; establish schedules and procedures and changes in policies and procedures for property warehouses activities.
• Participate in budget preparation and administration; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations; submit justification for budget items; monitor and control expenditures.
• Coordinate the receipt of items of evidence collected by police officers; inventory and log all items; mark and store all evidence in an orderly manner for quick retrieval.
• Supervise the receipt and storage of money, narcotics, biohazard materials, and other items of a sensitive nature in an appropriate manner to ensure their security.
• Coordinate the maintenance of files and records regarding the disposition of property; ensure proper inventory, logging and disposition procedures are followed in accordance to established guidelines.
• Investigate the disposition of criminal cases in order to determine appropriate disposition of impounded property.
• Testify in court regarding the integrity of property storage, preservation and transportation.
• Receive, inventory and secure abandoned or found property; compare articles from serial numbers and descriptive features; attempt to locate owners of property and return property to owner.
• Use electronic and physical security methods and systems, bar-code inventory systems, Windows 95/98, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Coordinate timely disposition of evidence via coordination with Police Department and City and County Courts; advise department personnel regarding the laws and policies of evidential property control.
• Oversee the destruction of narcotics and unclaimed and unsold firearms following carefully prescribed procedures.
• Answer citizen inquiries over the telephone and in person regarding property dispositions; investigate and respond to cifizen complaints, and recommend corrective action to resolve complaints as necessary.
• Participate in the selection of staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement disciplinary action.
• Package, label and send property articles to other cities, states and agencies.
• Prepare and compile various periodic reports an operations and activities.

Applicants whose experience and training most closely suit the needs of the City may be selected for further testing/interviews.  The City of Tempe conducts thorough background checks.  Falsifying information or lying during any stage of the selection/hiring process will make you ineligible for new or continued City employment.

JOB CODE: 0148