Administrative Unit

Mission
The mission of the administrative unit is to provide administrative support to the command staff. In doing so, specialized expertise is provided in the areas of screening police department job applicants, grant administration, conducting and supervising background investigations, conducting administrative (internal) investigations, policy writing and special projects.

Personnel
Authorized staffing of the administrative unit is one commander of police and one officer.

Activity
Examples of activity and accomplishments of the Administrative Unit in 2009 include:

• Completed 2008 Annual Report.
• Screened 11 job applicants, hiring three. Those hired were two full-time officers and one custody officer.
•  Managed the successful completion of the Department’s WASPC re-accreditation.  Completed nine background investigations on prospective police employees and other City employees. 
• Conducted and/or supervised 20 formal administrative investigations. 
• Conducted an annual review with department staff of all department policies and procedures. 
• Served as the administrator of the county-wide armored tactical response vehicle. 
• Served as the Police Department’s representative on annexation efforts. This included city meetings, data analysis and forecasting with the city’s consultant, and community outreach meetings. 
• Received approximately $91,000 in Federal Grant funds. This money was utilized to purchase evidence drying cabinets, and is slated for use in the equipping of new police vehicles and the expansion of City wireless access points. 
• Conducted two in-depth audits of departmental work groups as part of an ongoing performance review of every unit within the department.