PROPERTY & EVID MANAGER

General Description

This classification plans, directs, and manages the activities, staffing, resources and operations of the City’s Police Department Property & Evidence Room.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

• Maintains proper evidence facilities, equipment and procedures concerning the custody, storage and organization of all Department evidence;
• Supervises and/or executes the agency’s obligations in the correct disposition of evidence and of property forfeited through civil or criminal process
• Recruit, train, and supervise property and evidence staff.
• Schedule staff to ensure adequate coverage during operational hours.
• Ensures the correct completion of forms, chain of custody records and receipts related to the submission,
• Transports evidence and/or property in a secure manner to designated locations;
• Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of current property room procedures and agency policy relating to evidence management and control;
• Intakes and processes all property and evidence for the Police department.
• Receives, classifies, and enters all data from incident reports into the records management system.
• Receives evidence from law enforcement officers; checks for accuracy, barcodes and places in property room.
• Receives incident reports from officers and detectives; submits as classified and enters into management system for reporting to the state.
• Prepares for and participates in regular property room inventories and audits disposes of property according to department guidelines
• Processes expungements received from General Sessions, Circuit and Juvenile Courts; removes arrest information from the individual’s criminal history; destroys pertinent documents.
• Works with detectives, other law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, attorneys, prosecutors and court officials; assists prosecutors in preparation of cases;
• Appears in court and other official proceedings to provide testimony regarding evidence management, chain of custody and storage;
• Scans, faxes, and copies documents and reports for department use.
• Utilize and oversee electronic evidence management systems.
• Attends job related training as required
  
  

Additional Functions

• Performs other related duties as required.
  
  

Minimum Education And Experience Requirements

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent

Three (3) years of relevant experience

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in forensics, criminal justice, related field; International Association for Property and Evidence (IAPE) accreditation, or Evidence Technician certification.

Successful completion of background investigation, including financial background

Requires a valid state driver’s license with acceptable driving history.

Must be free from felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories

Requires state mandated property and evidence training by the Georgia Associations of Chiefs of Police.

ADA Compliance

Physical Ability : Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements : Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, taste, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors : Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, hazardous materials, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, animal/wildlife attacks, animal/human bites, explosives, firearms, violence, disease, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.