Chief of Police

The Chiefs position is an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team for the city. The ideal candidate will be a person who approaches their career through the lens of serving the public and supporting the teams value statement. Rhome is a growing community and our Chief works closely with multiple agencies, the county, private developers, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders who interact with the community. Our current chief has created a team of servant leaders, brought professionalism to the force, and made several improvements that we will continue to build on over the next several years.

If you are interested in being a part of this amazing team, please see a synopsis of the core requirements below:
– Representing the city in law enforcement matters and other areas of responsibility.
– Provides leadership to police personnel and for police functions, including patrol, traffic control and enforcement, traffic accident investigation, crime prevention, evidence room, criminal investigation, and community involvement.
– Implements goals and objectives that support the work of the City Council and City Administrator.
– Interacts and supports the City Administrator, Municipal Court, City Secretary and all other departments – Confers with residents and stakeholders relative to law enforcement issues – Develops and implements innovative municipal policing practices
– Represents the city at official functions and with citizen groups, public officials, outside agencies; serves as liaison between the department and other agencies.
– Prepares long-range plans for the department, including specific proposals for service delivery and any new programs needed for the city
– Assists and/or submits grant proposals to help supplement the budget needs of the team
– Serve on task forces/committees and works with the Senior Leadership Team on strategic planning and performance measures for the department.
– Emulates and promotes professional conduct that is reflective of the citys values, including building a team that exhibits a positive environment, creativity, commitment, humble, accountable, engaged, etc.
– Provides Council with updates on agenda items, proposals, budget discussions or other items as needed.
– Prepares a variety of written reports, correspondence, statistical and financial reports as required by the city or State.
– Constructs the annual budget for the department and monitors monthly expenditures to ensure compliance with authorized financials. Prepares forecasts for service delivery needs, staffing levels, and other budget impacts.
– Ultimately responsible for open records requests, working with the administrative assistant, submitted to the police department.

EXPERIENCE AND LICENSING
? Bachelors degree with coursework in criminology, law enforcement, social science, public administration or closely related field.
? Graduate of senior policing leadership development course (FBI National Academy, Bill Blackwood Leadership Command College, Dallas Leadership Series, etc.)
? Ten (10) years of progressively responsible police management, including five (5) years at the rank of sergeant or above (for larger agencies); Preferably prior Police Chief role or responsibilities.
? T.C.O.L.E. Advanced Peace Officers License Submit your resume and any other documents to adegan@cityofrhome.com