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THE TOWNSHIP OF
PATTON, PA
Police Chief
invites you to apply
for the position of
The Police Department consists of 18 budgeted full time sworn personnel including 11 Patrol Officers, three (3) Criminal Investigators, three (3) Sergeants, and the Chief of Police. Civilian staff include an Administrative Secretary, Data Entry Clerk, and two (2) part-time Crossing Guards.
The annual budget for the Police Department is approximately $3M.
The Department is currently in the process of transitioning to a new regional records man-agement system.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
ABOUT THE TOWNSHIP OF PATTON
Patton Township was established in 1794. Patton Township is located in Centre County, and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As a result of expansion at Penn State Universi-ty and throughout the State College area, Patton Township has continued to grow as a residential community. The population of the community was 15,311 at the time of the 2010 US Census, which is a 34.1% increase from the 2000 US Census.
The Township governing body is comprised of a five-member Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors is an integral part of the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG), a consortium of six (6) municipal governments in the Centre Region. Patton Township oper-ates under the “Council-Manager” form of government. The Board appoints a profession-al manager as the chief administrative officer of the Township. The Township’s operating budget is approxi-mately $9M. Total funds, including capital expenditures, totals $14M.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Patton Township offers an excellent compensation package, illustrated as
follows:
Annual Salary: $95,000 - $100,000 Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Coverage Life Insurance ICMA RC Pension Plan
The final package design is flexible and will be structured for the successful
candidate.
The successful candidate will have:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, law enforcement or related field.
Ten years law enforcement experience, of which five years is supervisory/command level policing experience.
Police Management/Executive training (desirable).
A combination of education, training,
and experience commensurate with the position of Chief of Police may be considered.
Email the following items: Letter of Interest Resume Salary History Five (5) professional references (who will not be contacted until
there is mutual interest) To: Malayna Halvorson Maes Senior HR Consultant McGrath Human Resources Group
The final filing date for this position is June 30, 2017.
Patton Township seeks a professional police administrator who is innovative and will work to continuously improve the Department. The Township seeks the following characteristics in their next Police Chief (not inclusive):
Knowledge of, and experience in
implementing modern police practices. Fosters an environment of teamwork
with other Township Department Heads.
Ensures continuous and ongoing
training for Department personnel. Knowledge and experience with the use
of electronic Records Management Systems, and understanding of information reports that can be derived from System.
Follows budgeting best practices and
the understands the implications of a budget for a smaller police agency.
Communicates effectively with the
Town Manager and elected officials with relevant and complete information for effective decision making.
Communicates relevant and necessary
information to the public.
CANDIDATE PROFILE QUALIFICATIONS
APPLICATION PROCESS
Works closely with citizen groups, pub-lic and private officials, and outside agencies; serves as liaison for other law enforcement agencies to provide tech-nical assistance; and ensures respon-sive, appropriate delivery of law en-forcement services.
Exercises independent judgment in
planning work of the position and work of other management staff within the Department.
Provides overall supervision, leader-
ship, and direction for division manag-ers; ensures they are performing their duties competently; assigns areas of accountability; and delegates authority to subordinate supervisory personnel.
Exercises authority over all Department
staff including hiring, promotion, trans-fer, discipline, and termination of indi-vidual employees within estab-lished policies. Coordinates all requests for positions and recruitment efforts via Township procedures.
Provides staff development and super-
visory training programs.
CANDIDATE PROFILE, CONT.
