Job Title: Police Chief
Department: Police
Reports To: City Manager
Status: Full Time, Exempt (Salary)
Wage Scale: $125,450 - $178,649 (Typical starting wage $125,450 - $152,049)
Close Date: July 11ᵗʰ, 2025
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating the activities of the Police Department in law enforcement and crime prevention and providing highly responsible and technical staff assistance to the City Manager. In addition, this position performs duties that actively prevent or detect crime and enforce criminal statutes or ordinances of the state of Utah or any of its political subdivisions; and responds to situations involving threats to public safety and making emergency decisions affecting the lives and health of others; and performs duties that consist of providing community protection. Because of the above listed duties, the employee's life or personal safety may be placed at risk.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Supervises and coordinates activities at major incidents and events;
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff; assists with complex problems or situations; provides information and advice, along with technical and managerial expertise;
• Compiles and monitors various administrative and statistical data pertaining to Department 
operations; analyzes data and identifies trends; prepares or generates reports;
• Respond to life and property threatening calls such as robbery, burglary, family disturbance, theft, vandalism, arson, riot, etc.;
• Prepare, present, and participate in discussions with city management and elected officials 
regarding the department budget;
• Reviews Department performance and effectiveness, formulates programs, policies, or procedures to alleviate deficiencies;
• Provide recommendations for the hiring and termination of all personnel within the police 
department, subject to final approval by City Manager; Ensures appropriate and adequate training and development of Department personnel;
• Handles grievances, maintains Departmental discipline and the conduct and general behavior of assigned personnel;
• Promote law enforcement by speaking with various groups both inside and outside of the 
community;
• Report to the City Manager and, when necessary, the City Council on behalf of the police 
department staff;
• Cultivate good community relations by appearing before civic, fraternal, and other community groups;

• Maintain a productive working environment which includes, but is not limited to, a spirit of 
cooperation with co-workers, peers and the public;
• Other duties as assigned by the City Manager or Assistant City Manager

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of:
• Police Department organization and areas of responsibility, functions of other city agencies, 
and their relationship with the Police Department;

• Applicable laws, legal codes, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, ordinances, and departmental standard operating procedures; 

• Modern management and leadership principles

Skilled In:
• Operation of the applicable tools and equipment;
• Working under stress and using good judgment in emergency situations

Ability To:
• Supervise and motivate personnel;
• Conduct education and training programs;
• Analyze situations and adopt a reasonable course of action;
• Present various options and approaches to problem identification and resolution;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, department heads, employees, officials, and employees of other jurisdictions and the general public;
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem- solving and decision-making

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, taste, and smell. Employee will also occasionally be required to perform a variety of physically demanding maneuvers and activities while involved in law enforcement and rescue operations, including running, walking, stooping, bending, rolling, crawling, climbing, jumping, lifting up to 50 pounds, carrying, dragging, and safely operating assigned equipment and vehicles. Employee may have to stay in a car or area for several hours at any given time.

Employee must maintain the ability to meet the department Weapons Testing requirements. Employee must also meet and maintain the ability to meet the department physical fitness requirements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The noise level is usually quiet in office settings and loud at emergency scenes. Work can be under a variety of unfavorable conditions including exposure to gunfire, harsh weather, poor or no lighting, exposure to hazardous chemicals and smoke, extremes in temperatures, all types of weather conditions, electrical hazards, armed and dangerous persons, communicable diseases, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with degree in police science, law 
enforcement, criminal justice, criminology, public administration or a closely related field and 
ten (10) years of experience in law enforcement, five (5) of which must have been spent in a 
supervisory position within a municipal police department, and two (2) as a Police Lieutenant, or an equivalent combination of education and experience with two (2) years of education for every one (1) year of experience.

Certifications, Licensures and/or Trainings
• Must possess a Utah POST (Police Officer Standards and Training) certification by hire date
• Valid State of Utah Driver's License Class "D"
• Must pass firearms, use of force, emergency vehicle operations, and other trainings or 
certifications as required by the department.

Preferred Qualifications Education and Experience
Master's degree from an accredited college or university with degree in police science, law
enforcement, criminal justice, criminology, public administration or a closely related field.

Certifications, Licensures, and/or Trainings
Graduation from the FBI National Academy or similar advanced leadership training.

Application Instructions:
Qualified applicants must complete a Syracuse City employment application online at www.syracuseut.gov. If you do not have access to a computer, or if your needing further information regarding the position or needing assistance due to a disability please contact Kadi Jacobsen, at kjacobsen@syracuseut.gov.