Park Police Property and Evidence Specialist (11894, Grade 18)

Description

The Prince George's County Park Police Division, of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), is seeking applications for a Property and Evidence Administrator.

This role encompasses a wide range of administrative and analytical responsibilities supporting the Park Police Division's property, evidence, and asset management functions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, receiving, storing, safeguarding, tracking, and releasing property and evidence; maintaining electronic tracking and accountability systems; managing inventories, equipment, uniforms, and supplies; coordinating purchasing and procurement activities; and ensuring compliance with departmental directives, legal requirements, and court-mandated procedures. The incumbent applies established policies and professional judgment to coordinate, monitor, and improve property and evidence operations, while assisting with the development of procedures, preparing reports and analyses, and ensuring the integrity, security, and accountability of all department assets. This position requires the ability to work independently, maintain confidential and sensitive information, and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to support the division's operational success.

Examples of Important Duties

• Maintains a system of accountability as mandated by state approved and internal guidelines for the disposal or destruction of property and evidence or expugnable materials.
• Performs daily processing of evidence to include coding, organizing, storage and file maintenance. Signs chain of custody form when placing or removing property from the vault.
• Ensures the integrity of seized evidence and property are consistent with policies, procedures and protocols.
• Secures and stores controlled substances and associated paperwork for forensic testing; arranges for vehicle transport to the appropriate county drug laboratory.
• Secures, stores and arranges monies for deposit and ensures appropriate record keeping paperwork has been completed.
• Prepares requests for purchase, obtains price quotes, receives and inventories materials and supplies; issues and maintains equipment. May discuss contracts with vendors for items such as bullet proof vests or other issued items.
• Assists in the development of operating and administrative standards, procedures and protocols relative to the park police property and evidence program.
• Performs property management including annual and interim physical inspections of property, inventory, storage, and disposition of property; ensures that records and inventories are reconciled, and database updated accordingly.
• May complete fleet management assignments, including maintaining vehicle supplies and transporting vehicles from garage to vendor. Drives Commission vehicles to transport property to other locations for disposal or testing (e.g., drugs to be tested in a laboratory, seized weapons for ballistic comparisons).
• May serve as building manager liaison with the Commission’s maintenance division to ensure the building is clean and repairs are completed in a timely manner; such as completing necessary service requests for building maintenance needs and monitoring requests, maintaining building inspection records and conducting fire extinguisher inspections.
• May utilize the Commission issued credit card for approved credit card purchases; reconciles internal requisitions, credit card purchases, deliveries of equipment and contractor bills. Keeps records of all associated paperwork. Conducts review of credit card charges and reconciles credit card log against the credit card bank statement.
• Logs into the dispatch system to obtain County case numbers for evidence that requires lab testing. Inputs the evidence into the evidence system and transports the lab evidence to the County police station.
• Contacts the waste disposal authority to obtain approval for destruction of property. Sets appointment to conduct destruction of property. Arranges for the destruction of evidence to be witnessed by no less than two park police employees when property is destroyed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or a Certificate of General Educational Development Certificate (GED).
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in supply work, which includes two (2) years of specialized experience in supply management, inventory management or related area, and responsible experience with police property.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total three (3) years.
• Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations. Driver's license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions or points that could limit the employee's ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required of their position.
• Must pass police civilian background investigation to access police systems.
• Pass Commission medical exam.

Supplemental Information

Class/Specification: Park Police Property and Evidence Specialist

Working Conditions:
Works in office and field. May travel or accompany agency officers to various meetings to learn or explain evidence collection and storage procedures. Lifts, carries or moves objects weighing up to 49 pounds. May be subject to various job demands such as high volume of work and tight deadlines. Responds to emergency situations as required. May be required to be available on-call, weekends or after hours as needed.