Under the direction of a district senior commander, district commanders are responsible for supervising the daily operations of the districts delivery of police services.
Commanders of investigative units within the Saint Paul Police Department Operations Division shall report directly to their respective district senior commander and shall have complete responsibility for the operation of their specific unit.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Represent the department/district in the field and in the absence of the district commander assume the district commanders duties, when assigned.
- Supervise major crime scenes, public safety incidents and other events.
- Supervise beat sergeants and assist with problems in those areas.
- Coordinate special events within the district and liaison with other elements within the department and the community.
- Attend community/block club meetings as necessary to assist in resolution of problems and to maintain community involvement.
- Schedule patrol and investigative sergeants, supervise their performance and prepare their performance appraisals.
- Monitor overall personnel performance standards and evaluate personnel through performance evaluation review.
- Conduct internal affairs investigations, receive, record and disseminate internal affairs unit complaints; review responses and prepare dispositions as well as assisting with discipline and personnel matters as required.
- Inform district senior commander of problems, activities and personnel matters.
- Insure proper use of departmental equipment, office space and fleet inventory.
- Oversee the district patrol rifle, shotgun, and in squad car camera security and inventory procedures.
- Oversee the distribution of subpoenas to officers and sergeants and ensure return receipt of distribution to the records unit and inspection unit.
- Oversee the monthly download of electronic control devices (ECD) and their maintenance per General Orders 479.00: Electronic Control Device Usage Procedures and 246.05: Electronic Control Device.
- Oversee non-sworn personnel, e.g. clerical staff.
- Implement, oversee, and budget special programs, initiatives or projects.
- Continually examine the districts functions and procedures to determine if they meet the goals, objectives, and mission of the department/district.
- Inform other districts, investigative units, and law enforcement agencies of criminal activities and trends.
- Review reports and monitor district crime activity.
- Identify training, equipment and staffing needs.
- Communicate policy and procedures to district personnel.
- Oversee the district F.O.R.C.E. unit
- Oversee crime prevention activities.
- Supervise activities of district investigators.
Revised July 1, 2011