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169600
POLICE CHIEF
PS119     $73,674 - $149,115
Creation Date: 08/29/2005
Change Date: 01/08/2024

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To plan, coordinate, and manage police services for a police department.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad direction from a higher-level administrator.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct line over Police Captains and lower-level police officers.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Police Major by the independent responsibility for managing a police department.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Plans, coordinates, and oversees all police operations in a police department.

Reviews reports and determines staff and training needs.

Coordinates activities with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

Oversees budget and fiscal operations of the department.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Six years of experience in law enforcement work, two years of which must have been as a supervisor of subordinate law enforcement personnel.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
College training will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required general experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have attained eighteenth birthday at time of appointment.

An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment.

For some positions, evidence of POST certification must be submitted at the time of the application.

May be required to qualify annually with a firearm.

For some positions, applicant must be eligible for bond.

NOTE:
All classified jobs in State service with police officer and wildlife enforcement titles qualify as law enforcement.
Jobs outside State service that will qualify as law enforcement are those performed while commissioned with the power of arrest.
Military police in the armed services are law enforcement; security/guard duty is NOT qualifying.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.