Property and Evidence Technician

The City of Redmond is a thriving, culturally diversecommunityand home to over80,000 residents.Redmond is the hub of an array of commerce and industry ranging from technology,aerospace, and gaming to biomedical and innovation start-ups.In this role, you will represent the city, and our values of service, integrity, accountability, belonging and stewardship.

Perform specialized duties pertaining to the collection, recording and safeguarding of property and evidence in support of the Police department. Performs a variety of tasks related to the production of reports detailing information and the recording, safeguarding, and transporting of evidence and found property.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Position is considered fully experienced and skilled in the area of property and evidence. Incumbents work independently with minimum supervision. This is a civilian position reporting to the Police Support Services Supervisor.

• Receives, inventories, protects and stores a variety of crime scene materials collected for analysis and/or evidence submitted by commissioned personnel for potential litigation or criminal investigation.
• Provides documented chain of custody for all property/evidence from entry into system until final disposition.
• Physically transport evidence items to outside labs (WSP, KC AFIS).
• Initiates property disposal/release procedures including owner identification, location, notification, release and transfer.
• Purges evidence and recovered property in accordance with applicable laws, for disposition of unclaimed or illegal property.
• Maintains accurate manual and automated inventory systems and reports of all property and evidence.
• Responds to inquiries from the public or other departments, including assisting citizens in recovery of stolen and/or confiscated property.
• Prepare reports for departmental communications
• May be required to testify in court relative to evidence handling and chain of custody.
• Evidence processing for retrieval of possible latent prints.
• Photography of evidence and found property.
• Maintain visitor log.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of and Skills in

• Law enforcement functions, operations and practices.
• Washington State Rules of Evidence and other local and State regulations.
• Court testifying procedures regarding evidence.
• Computer application and formatting.
• Photography (including close-up photography).
• Evidence processing techniques, collection, packaging and storage.
• Assist in booking evidence on scene when required.
• Enter and retrieve statistical data on a computer system.
• Prepare statistical and narrative reports.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with department staff, other agencies and the general public.

Abilities to

• Routinely handle property and evidence such as firearms, money, narcotics, bikes, vehicles and biological fluids.
• Possess excellent attention to detail and understand chain of custody.
• Work well without supervision.
• Organize and prioritize varied work assignments.
• Testify in court regarding evidence.
• Establish and maintain effective interpersonal working relationships and demonstrate customer service skills.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED, college degree preferred
• Five (5) years of work experience in clerical, inventory control, law enforcement record keeping and statistics, police property and evidence preferred
• Any combination of experience and education which provides the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the job.

Licenses and Certificates:

• Valid Washington State driver's license required
• Washington State Patrol's ACCESS certification and Washington's Criminal Justice Training Commission's Property and Evidence Technician course must be completed within six months of hire.

Other

This class description describes the general nature of the work performed, representative duties as well as the typical qualifications needed for acceptable performance. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the job.

Selection Process

• All candidates will be invited to take Public Safety Testing’s Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ), which is pass/fail.
• Top candidates will be invited to take an in-person entry level clerical exam, which is pass/fail (passing score of 70%).
• Final candidates who have passed both the PHQ and clerical exam will be invited to an oral interview (passing score 70%; weighted at 100%).
• The City may use existing pools to fill this position, including transferring applicable current written exam scores and oral board scores for similar positions.

Background Investigation:
Polygraph, psychological exam, drug screening, medical exam and extensive on-site background investigation will also be required of selected candidates being considered for hire.

Automatic Disqualifiers:
The City of Redmond Police Department will automatically disqualify any individual who has at any time:

• Lied during any stage of the hiring process.
• Falsified his or her personal history questionnaire or application or failed to disclose pertinent information.
• Been convicted of a felony (or pled nolo contendere to a felony charge) or any offense that would be a felony if committed in Washington State or has been incarcerated for any crime.
• Sold marijuana, narcotics or dangerous drugs.
• All illegal and/or recreational drug use will be closely scrutinized on a case-by-case basis.
• Had a pattern of abusing prescription medication.
• Been dishonorably discharged from the United States armed forces.
• Received more than two moving traffic violations within the preceding 3 years; or reckless driving violation within the preceding 5 years; or driving while license suspended within the preceding 5 years; or driving while intoxicated within the preceding five years.
• Been involved in more than one motor vehicle accident within the preceding 3 years for which the applicant received a traffic or criminal citation and was convicted, forfeited bail, or entered a plea of "guilty" or "nolo contendere."
• Been previously employed as a law enforcement agent and since has committed or violated federal, state or city laws pertaining to criminal activity.
• Committed any serious violation of Federal, State, City or County laws.
• Been convicted of any crime under a domestic violence statute.
• Unlawful sexual misconduct.
• Commission of a felony.

Discretionary Disqualifiers:
The following disqualifiers may, upon review by the Redmond Police Department, make you ineligible to become a City of Redmond Property & Evidence Technician:

• Alcohol or substance misuse and/or abuse.
• Excessive traffic violations.
• A demonstrated unwillingness to honor fiscal contracts or just debts.
• Any other conduct or pattern of conduct that would tend to disrupt, diminish, or otherwise jeopardize public trust in the law enforcement profession.
• An inability to perform the essential functions of a Property and Evidence Technician.

Our employees earn competitive wages and enjoy an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• MEDICAL INSURANCE - Choice of two plans for employees and their eligible dependents: Premera or Kaiser Permanente.All employee healthcare premiums paid for by the City of Redmond.
• PRESCRIPTION DRUG INSURANCE - Included with each medical plan
• DENTAL INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents
• VISION INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents
• OTHER INSURANCE - Life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS - For tax savings on healthcare and dependent care expenses
• PAID VACATION & HOLIDAYS – with (13) paid holidays per year
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
• RETIREMENT PLANS - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plus additional options that include: Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (Social Security replacement plan) and MetLife 457 Plan
• Annual COLA adjustments
• Annual merit increases of up to 5%

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