Police Sergeant

Don’t just join a department. Help build one. We’re looking for experienced, service-driven professionals who want to be part of something from the beginning. This is more than an opportunity to take the next step in your career. It’s an opportunity to help establish a department’s culture, traditions, standards, and future. Why join us from the start? Be a Founding Team Member — Join during a defining moment and help shape the department for years to come. Shape the Culture — Help create an environment centered on professionalism, integrity, accountability, teamwork, and service. Develop the Team — Coach, mentor, and support officers while helping establish expectations for performance and professional growth. Make an Immediate Impact — Your leadership and decisions will directly influence department operations and the community we serve. Help Establish the Standard — Bring your experience and perspective to the development of practices, expectations, and traditions future members will inherit. Grow With the Department — Join an organization at the beginning of its story and play an important role in its continued development. What You’ll Do As a Police Sergeant, you’ll serve as a front-line supervisor responsible for leading personnel, supporting daily operations, and ensuring officers have the direction and resources they need to provide exceptional service. In a new department, your role goes even further. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish how we lead, communicate, solve problems, develop our people, and serve our community. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to: Work directly with residents, businesses, and City departments Manage projects and responsibilities that have a direct community impact Solve problems and recommend practical solutions Collaborate with a diverse team of professionals Use your expertise while continuing to develop professionally What We’re Looking For We’re looking for experienced law enforcement professionals who understand that effective supervision is about more than managing a shift. It’s about developing people, setting clear expectations, making sound decisions, holding yourself and others accountable, and creating an environment where employees can succeed. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership skills, sound judgment, integrity, initiative, and the ability to communicate effectively with employees, leadership, and the community. We’re looking for supervisors who can coach and develop others, address challenges professionally, and build trust within their teams. Joining a new department also requires adaptability and a willingness to help create—not simply inherit—the systems, expectations, and traditions that guide the organization. If you’re ready to lead people, help build a strong team, and play a meaningful role in establishing the foundation of a new police department, we encourage you to apply. **Please review the job description and the documentation requirements indicated below.** APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT PROPER REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE DEEMED INCOMPLETE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Candidates receive further communication via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices. Salary/Step Placement: The salary range listed for this position reflects the full range of the applicable salary step schedule. The starting salary and step placement for the selected candidate will be determined based on verification of the candidate’s current salary step, relevant experience, education, certifications, qualifications, and other applicable factors. Placement within the salary range is not guaranteed and may vary based on the selected candidate’s verified qualifications. This is a first-line sworn supervisory law enforcement classification. A Police Sergeant directs and evaluates the work of Police Corporals, Police Officers, and other assigned personnel while ensuring effective, lawful, professional, and accountable delivery of police services. The Sergeant is responsible for field supervision, personnel leadership, incident management, report and activity review, training, performance management, and implementation of Department priorities. Regardless of rank or assignment, the incumbent remains responsible for performing full police officer duties whenever called upon or operationally required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The essential functions listed below represent the primary duties of this classification. The City and Department may assign additional job-related functions as operational needs require. Perform the full duties and responsibilities of a sworn police officer whenever assigned or operationally required, regardless of rank, division, unit, or normal duty assignment. Patrol assigned areas; respond to calls for service; protect life and property; preserve the peace; enforce federal, state, and local laws and ordinances; and take lawful enforcement action when appropriate. Investigate criminal activity, suspicious circumstances, traffic crashes, and other incidents; interview victims, witnesses, and suspects; identify, collect, protect, and document evidence; and prepare complete and accurate reports. Detain, search, arrest, transport, and restrain persons when legally authorized, and use only the level of force objectively reasonable and consistent with law, policy, and training. Operate police vehicles in routine and emergency conditions, including emergency response and pursuit when authorized; direct and enforce traffic; and assist motorists and members of the public. Pursue fleeing suspects, conduct searches of persons, vehicles, buildings, and areas when legally authorized, and participate in rescue, evacuation, and emergency operations. Exercise sound independent judgment when determining reasonable suspicion, probable cause, enforcement options, officer-safety measures, and appropriate courses of action. Provide constitutional,