Under the direction of a district commander, a district supervisor is responsible for supervising police operations in the district area or shift to which s/he is assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the efficiency, discipline, and appearance of officers under her/his command. (Sergeants shall lead by example, setting high standards of professionalism, performance, and accountability).
- Communicate policy and procedures to subordinates.
- Responsible for training subordinates and having an interest in their career development. This training shall not be limited to roll calls.
- Prepare daily squad deployment to meet service demands.
- Inspect officers uniform and equipment to ensure the good appearance and proper working order.
- Inspect the work place facilities to include, but not limited to; the roll call room, equipment and locker rooms, and parking facilities. All work areas are to be in compliance with department regulations. Deficiencies shall be corrected.
- Responsible for the adherence to General Orders 479.00: Electronic Control Device Usage Procedures and 246.05: Electronic Control Device related directly to her/his tasks and the tasks of subordinates.
- Monthly inspection of department-issued patrol rifles and shotguns, including examining serial numbers of each weapon and ensuring that all weapons, magazines, and ammunition are accounted for and secured when not in use. The sergeant shall report to the unit commander any discrepancies.
- Monthly inspection of squad car maintenance, in squad car camera, laptop and other equipment.
- Distribute subpoenas per department policy to subordinates and return receipt verifications to the records unit and inspection unit.
- Make proper notifications when no watch commander is working.
- Responsible for the efficient handling of all calls directed to officers under her/his supervision.
- Confer frequently with the district commander regarding the crime conditions and service delivery in her/his assigned area.
- Conduct follow-up interviews with citizens requesting police service to ascertain the efficiency and effectiveness of officers.
- Ensure radio messages directed to her/his assigned area are acknowledged by officers and a prompt response policy is followed.
- Investigate reports of officers not performing their assignments, failure to respond to radio calls, or reports of improper police performance.
- Meet regularly during her/his tour of duty with officers to review reports for completeness and legibility, determine if a follow-up investigation is necessary and signs off on all reports.
- Initiate district planning efforts with officers to address specific problems and develop solutions.
- Maintain records of officers performance, to assist in completing regular or follow-up performance evaluation reports.
- Report changes of assignments of personnel to the Ramsey County Emergency Communications Center during the tour of duty.
- Investigate any reports of injuries to officers and damage to or loss of department equipment, property or vehicles under his/her command.
- Attend community and civic meetings which may impact the delivery of police service in her/his assigned area.
- Inspect the daily activity logs of officers.
- Respond to headquarters periodically during tour of duty to deliver reports and pick-up district correspondence or delegate this.
- Respond to the following incidents in her/his area:
o Crashes involving department vehicles (General Order 640.06: Crashes Involving Department Vehicles).
o Incidents resulting in the serious injury of department personnel.
o Robbery in progress.
o Bomb search scenes where a bomb or suspicious object is located (General Order 463.13: Bombs and Suspicious Objects).
o Bomb search scenes where large numbers of people must be evacuated (General Order 463.14: Evacuation and Ventilation).
o The end of squad-pursuit scenes (General Order 443.15 Command and Control).
o Homicides, unusual or suspicious death scenes (General Order 365.00: Homicide and Robbery Unit).
o Emergency assistance needed by the Ramsey County Jail (General Order 409.07: Emergency Assistance at Ramsey County Jail).
o Traffic crash scenes where an individual sustained an injury that may result in death or great bodily harm.
o Any situation that may require the summoning of the special weapons and tactics (S.W.A.T.) team, e.g. hostages, barricaded suspect, snipers (General Order 405.00: Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Team).
o Any situation where three or more squads are needed for crowd control, e.g. strike scenes, protests, marches.
o Bomb blast scenes, before and after (General Order 463.16: Security at Explosion Scenes).
o Missing person search efforts that involve three or more squads.
o Emergency or unusual incidents in her/his area to assess the need for additional commitment of police resources.
- Routine police incidents to observe and assist officers and to assess their performance abilities.
- Inspect department vehicles assigned to the district and/or other units to ensure the compliance with departmental regulations.
- Will gather information from available sources on criminal activity, hazards, and potential hazards within the district area. This information will be retained and given out at roll call. All such information will be kept in the district, accessible to district members.
Revised July 1, 2011