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RESOLUTION NO. 7268
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA AMENDING THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR
POLICE OFFICER
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The job specifications for the classifi-
cation of Police Officer are hereby amended to read in accordance
with Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 6th day of June, 1983..
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting
hereof held on the 6th day of June, 1983, by the following vote of
the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: DECKER, HART, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: 14ONE
CITY/CLERK
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CITY OF AZUSA
POLICE OFFICER (Exhibit A) Date Adopted:
JOB SUMMARY
Under general supervision, patrols an assigned beat in the
prevention of crime and the enforcement of law and order;
carries out special assignments in the protection of life
and property in investigative work; and does related work
as required.
Representative Duties
As assigned to Patrol as a patrol officer, operates an
automobile in patrolling an assigned area for the prevention
of crime and the enforcement of laws and regulations; responds
to radio messages or telephone instructions and appears at
scenes of disaster or crime; notes and reports traffic hazards;
investigates and prepares reports on accidents, offenses, and
damages to property; gives direction and information; makes
arrests; issues citations; gives verbal warnings; prepares
reports on arrests and property impounded; directs traffic;
intervenes in private or public disputes to protect the public
and maintain order; appears in court, whether on or off duty,
as the arresting officer; transports prisoners; investigates
complaints; interrogates persons whose actions are suspicious;
writes case reports on a log of activities; occasionally
relieves a superior officer or acts for him; serves on the
desk, answering telephones, taking complaints, and operating
a radio telephone in dispatching police personnel; fingerprints
prisoners, applicants, and salesmen; takes photographs of
prisoners;.accepts bail and gives receipts.
As assigned as a motorcycle officer, may be assigned to per-
form specialized traffic enforcement throughout the city;
conduct traffic safety seminars and presentations with schools
and community groups; conduct traffic investigations as a
result of collisions; establish a report review process that
will include the identification of high traffic accident
frequency locations, traffic accident primary causation
factors, both by location and by accidents in general;
establish a traffic citation review process that will include
the identification of the nature of violations cited at high
traffic accident frequency locations and the types of violations
cited in general; establish priorities for enforcement for both
long-term and short-term selective enforcement; develop in-service
training programs to be presented at roll call briefing sessions
and through utilization of department training manuals. In
addition, motorcycle patrol officers may be required to per-
form the same functions as a patrol officer as outlined above.
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Minimum Phvsical Requirements
1. Height -Weight Relationship: There are no minimum or maximum height
requirements, but the height-weight relationship for each applicant
must either (1) fall within the ranges in the following table, or
(2) if the applicant's height is not included in the table, be found
to be acceptable after individual evaluation. Height measurements
are made without shoes, and weight measurements without shoes and
coat. Applicants whose height falls between any of the measurements
shown on the table must meet the weight requirements of the lower height.
MALE
Height Weight (lbs) Height Weight (lbs)
510"
Weight
110
to
143
5'10"
(lbs)
144
to
185
511"
114
112
to
146
5111"
138
148
to
191
512"
116
115
to
149
6'
0"
152
to
197
5'3"
118
118
to
152
6'
1"
156
to
203
514"
120
121
to
155
6'
2"
160
to
209
5'5"
123
124
to
158
6'3"
162
164
to
215
516"
126
128
to
163
6'
4"
168
to
221
5'7"
129
132
to
168
6'
S"
172
to
227
518"
132
136
to
173
6'
6"
176
to
233
519"
135
140
to
179
6'
7"
180
to
239
FEMALE
Height
Weight
(lbs)
Height
Weight
(lbs)
4'6"
83
to
114
5'3"
104
to
138
4'7p"
85
to
116
5'4"
107
to
144
4'8"
87
to
118
515"
111
to
150
419"
89
to
120
516"
115
to
156
4110"
91
to
123
5'7"
119
to
162
4111"
93
to
126
518"
121
to
168
5'0"
95
to
129
519"
127
to
174
511"
98
to
132
5110"
131
to
180
512"
101to
135
5'11"
135
to
186
610"
139
to
192
2. Minimum age: 21 years at time of appointment.
3. Hearing: Ability to pass a closed booth audiogram examination
at a minimum of 25 decibels and discern a whisper
at 15 feet.
4. Vision: Normal visual function and acuity, not less than 20/70
in each eye without correction and corrected to 20/20
in each eye with normal color vision.
Citizenship Requirement
Must fulfill the United States citizen requirements for Police Officer in
accordance with Section 1031.5 of the Government Code.
Licenses
Valid California Driver's License.
Must be free from felony convictions.
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As assigned to the Detective Bureau, receives assignments to
investigate violations of state and local laws; collects and
preserves evidence; apprehends and arrests law violators;
reviews general police bulletins; makes reports of cases
handled and action taken; interrogates witnesses and prisoners;
appears in court and presents evidence. May be required to
develop crime prevention programs and appear at public meetings
or schools to give presentations.
As assigned as a corporal in the Patrol Bureau, patrols an
assigned beat; arrests law violators; collects and preserves
evidence; conducts personnel background investigations; may
act as a training officer for new recruits; prepares and
presents talks to schools, service groups, etc.; relieves a
superior officer as the person in charge of the shift and
acts for the supervisor on individual calls requiring super-
visory attention and control.
Organizational Responsibilities
Police officer is the entering level class in the Police Depart-
ment and may be assigned to the Patrol, Detective, or Services
Division.
QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE
Training and Experience
Successful completion of the required four-year high school
curriculum resulting in high school graduation, and the equivalency
of 15 college semester units.
After appointment an employee should be willing to attend
college -level classes in police science and related fields
during off hours in order to qualify and meet the require-
ments for advancement. Employees are required to success-
fully complete an approved POST academy.
Knowledge and Abilities
A high degree of general intelligence, verbal facility, memory,
and adaptability are required of all police officers.
Ability to understand departmental policies, rules, instructions,
laws, regulations, and police literature, together with an
aptitude for law enforcement work; analyze situations and adopt
a quick, effective, and reasonable course of action; write
clear and accurate reports; use good English and a good
vocabulary; understand and follow oral directions; learn the
use and care of automobiles and small firearms; meet weight,
height, and other physical endurance and agility requirements.
Keen observation and ability to remember names, faces, and
details of incidents.