Lieutenant

The rank of Lieutenant is a management position with operational responsibilities for a specific organizational component within the department (i.e., Support Services, Investigative Services, Police/School Liaison, Court Services, etc.) under the general direction of the Chief of Police. Operational responsibilities shall involve the direct command of subordinates beyond the supervisory level. A Lieutenant is responsible for planning, budgeting, and directing the operations of the assigned organizational component. Field operations is normally supervised by a supervisory officer; however, a Lieutenant has the duty to assume direct command of a situation when he/she is the ranking officer present, and the situation warrants. A Lieutenant is expected to perform management functions without direct supervision and to effectively utilize a first line supervisor. When a Lieutenant is the ranking officer in the department, he/she also assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Chief of Police when appropriate. Similarly, when no supervisory officer (Sergeant) is present, he/she will assume the duties of a supervisor. The job of a Lieutenant of Police is considered a command level position which involves the use of independent judgement in planning, directing, and commanding the activities, personnel, and policy development of the department. A Lieutenant shall have the authority to schedule and/or assign duties, overtime, sick leave, administrative leave, compensatory leave, vacation leave, holiday leave, or grant final approval of those actions in the absence of a supervisor. A Lieutenant shall have authority to take disciplinary action against subordinate officers, to include oral and written disciplinary warnings, transfer and/or re-assignment and to issue orders of suspension not exceeding ten days. A Lieutenant shall have the authority to represent the Chief of Police in adjusting subordinate grievances. This job has the day-to-day operational command over all personnel both subordinate and supervisory, and is responsible for the efficient and effective accomplishment of the following functions: Staff training and development; Department property management; Criminal investigations; Crime scene and evidence management; Internal Affairs Investigations, to include officer misconduct; Criminal identification; Intelligence and criminal analysis; Special investigations; Court services; Youth services; Police school/liaison, and other responsibilities as may be outlined in greater detail in other written directives.