Manager of Police Property

This is a managerial position  responsible for the directing of activities of the Property Room, Quartermaster and the Auto Pound functions in the Rochester Police Department.  Direct supervision is exercised over staff in these three areas to ensure compliance with City of Rochester and Police Department established procedures, guidelines, Administrative and General Orders.  General supervision is received from uniformed Police personnel.  Related work is performed as required.

Under the NY HELPS Program, the Civil Service Exam for this title has been waived. For additional information regarding the NY HELPS Program, please visit: https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/faq.cfm

• Researches, develops, recommends, and implements policies, procedures and technology which improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations;
• Monitors (verifies and inspects) narcotic, money, firearm and general property handling and inventory records to ensure compliance with applicable Police Department General Orders, Administrative Orders, policies and procedures as well as City of Rochester policies and procedures; 
• Monitors narcotics inventory and coordinates destruction with staff of Research and Evaluation Unit, Professional Standards section, Monroe County Courts, and the incineration facility;
• Monitors firearms, hazardous materials, used police uniforms and equipment, and other specialized inventories requiring special disposal handling to develop a schedule for disposal and coordinate with vendors and disposal sites;
• Manages Police Property inventory in order to ensure compliance with chain of custody security and documentation needs and to ensure availability of inventory items for judicial subpoena in court proceedings;
• Reviews entries in Property Tracking System and paper records to identify input errors, direct corrections, and liaison with Information Systems staff to resolve problems;
• Provides weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual statistical reports of inventory status and activity in the Property Room and Auto Pound;
• Provides annual budget recommendations and reports;
• Liaisons with vendors and other City Departments that provide service to Property Room, Quartermaster and Auto Pound such as tow companies, salvage vendors, auto pound maintenance, supply vendors;
• Supervises Property Room cash handling and Auto Pound revenues and expenses;
• Researches and writes documentation in response to legal claims and complaints against the Property Room and Auto Pound;
• Provides telephone and written responses to complaints from citizens regarding Property Room and Auto Pound, track and analyze complaints and recommend procedural changes to reduce problems;
• Coordinates transportation of blood samples for testing at County laboratory and transportation of police radios to/from County communications center for repair;
• On-call for after hours intake, recording and securing of large amounts of narcotics, cash or crime scene evidence.

High School or GED, PLUS
I. A. Five (5) years experience managing an inventory control or production control function;
                                                 OR
   B. Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field PLUS two (2) years experience
      as described in IA .
                                                   AND
II. Two (2) years experience supervising three or more full-time employees.  This experience 
may be included in or in addition to the experience described in Section I.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of NY State Class D operators license at time of appointment.  
This license must be maintained throughout employment in this job.
Candidate must have a satisfactory police record and background check, including polygraph and drug
testing.