Police Records Lead at City of Lake Oswego – Lake Oswego, Oregon

The City of Lake Oswego Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Police Records Lead. The principal function of the Police Records Lead is to focus on professional support for Public Safety personnel, other City departments, law enforcement agencies, attorneys, governmental agencies and the general public involving activities requiring records coordination, management and administration of police records. As assigned, the Police Records Lead may conduct research and development; oversee the maintenance of Police records process; provide advice and consultation with command staff; research Police operational issues; prepare budgets and recommendations; and provide other divisional support. They will ensure that functions meet all applicable laws, regulations, and City policies; provides professional assistance to departmental management staff in areas of expertise; and other duties as assigned.

• May supervise lower level administrative/clerical staff, including priority setting, performance evaluation, recruitment, hiring, and address internal and/or external complaints as appropriate. Participate in the selection of staff; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; develop work/training plans.
• Evaluate operations and activities of the department’s records management systems (RMS): recommend and implement improvements and modifications; prepare various reports on operations and activities.
• May attend meetings, help compile and communicate information to RMS users and participate in work groups. May participate in RMS conference calls, training and meetings. Report crime data to State and Federal agencies. Communicate with RMS administrators to correct reporting errors or issues.
• May serve as; the custodian of criminal and department records including access, retention and maintenance; appear in court and testify as the custodian of department records; respond to subpoenas for all records; and, ensure compliance with applicable state and federal records and public laws and regulations. Processes all court-ordered sealing of adult criminal records and expungement of juvenile records; oversees and implements archiving of records.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
  

A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation with a High School diploma or G.E.D and three years of police records or records management experience or related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

For a complete list of the essential duties, knowledge, skills and abilities required, and physical and mental demands please review the complete job description at www.ci.oswego.or.us/hr.
Non-cash compensation includes medical, dental, vision, PERS employee pick up, and VEBA contribution.

Bilingual Pay: Employees who can speak and/or write a language listed in the top five (5) most common languages spoken in the Lake Oswego School District, may be eligible for three percent (3%) bilingual pay.