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 2007 include:

• Completed 2006 Annual Report.
• Screened 43 job applicants hiring 15. Those hired were 10 full-time officers, three custody officers, one cadet, and one clerk.
• Updated the Department’s five-year strategic plan.
• Provided oversight of Snohomish County Regional Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Assigned one full-time officer as the training sergeant.
• Completed twenty-three background investigations on prospective police and other City employees.
• Conducted and/or supervised eight formal administrative investigations.
• Served on committee to study and plan for relocation of Lynnwood Municipal Court and subsequent remodel of vacated space in the police department.
• Performed extensive research on the upgrade or replacement of our RMS (Records Management System).
• Received approximately $28,000 in State of Washington Criminal Justice Grant funds. This money was utilized to fund domestic violence advocacy, youth services through the DARE and SRO programs, and to support citizen volunteer programs operated within the police department.