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Position:Population:Chief of PoliceLocation:5,254Salary Range:City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota 66,116 to 102,745The CommunityThe City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, is nestled along the fertile and picturesque MinnesotaRiver Valley in northern Redwood County. It is approximately 110 miles west of the Twin Citiesmetropolitan area. Although surrounded by prairie lands of wonderful fertility, Redwood Fallspossesses much rugged scenic beauty, the Redwood River running through wooded cliffs andunique geologic formations. As such, the City has become known throughout Minnesota as “TheScenic City.” With a population of 5,254, it is the county seat of Redwood County and serves asa sub-regional economic hub for a market area of approximately 17,000 residents of Redwoodand Renville Counties.The City is defined by more than its beautiful scenery and history, as it is also home to loyal,committed, and deeply rooted residents that have helped shape the community over the years.Contributing to the City’s connection with the land are major events such as Farmfest, thelargest agricultural event in Minnesota, and many outdoor activities within Ramsey Park.
EducationRedwood Area School District is a progressive school district that servesapproximately 1,100 students in grades K-12 from the communities of Redwood Falls,Morton, Belview, and the surrounding area. In addition, they also provide EarlyChildhood Family Education classes, Cardinal Kids Club child care for 3 and 4 yearolds, School Age Child Care, Early Childhood Special Education, and an AlternativeLearning High School Program.The schools in the District include Reede Gray Elementary, which serves students inPre K through Grade 4. At the same location is the Ehlers Early Childhood Center which houses Early Childhood Family Education,preschool, child care, and Head Start. Redwood Valley Middle School/High School serves students in Grades 5-8 in the Middle School andGrades 9-12 in the High School.Special features of the Middle School/High School complex include the Estebo Performing Arts Center, a 2400 seat gymnasium, softballfields, a state of the art track and field complex, tennis courts, a golf practice range, an environmental center, and practice fields.Attached to Redwood Valley Middle School/High School is the Redwood AreaCommunity Center, constructed in 2000, which houses a fieldhouse, an ice arena, afitness center, and community meeting rooms.Redwood Falls also offers private education to students from Pre-K through 8thgrade. St. John Lutheran School is financed and operated through St. JohnLutheran Church which is part of the WELS (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod).HealthcareHealthcare services in the City of Redwood Falls are provided by the Redwood AreaHospital. The Redwood Area Hospital is classified as a critical access hospital with 25inpatient beds. The City-owned hospital prides itself in excellent patient care. Thehospital has been recognized for patient experience by state and national rankingsystems. In fact, they were ranked #2 for patient satisfaction among Minnesota’scritical access hospitals. Some of the services they provide include: Adult Day Services,a Birthing Center, Cancer Care, Emergency Care, General Medical and Pediatrics, HomeCare, Hospice, Lab and Imaging Services, Surgery, and much more.Affiliated Community Medical Centers (ACMC)– Redwood Falls maintains a group of five family medicine physicians, one optometrist, andsix advanced practice providers. The physicians serve the Redwood Area Hospital and multiple area nursing homes.
RecreationRedwood Falls, known as the “Scenic City,” is home to seven neighborhood parks, oneregional park, and an athletic complex. At over 256 acres in size, Alexander Ramsey Parkis the largest municipal park in the State of Minnesota. The park serves as a focal pointfor community events, festivals, and summer activities and features a campground,shelter houses, four miles of paved hiking trails, a DNR trout stream, scenic overlooks,and a zoo.The Memorial Athletic Complex is located in the center of the community and includes abaseball field and stadium, playground equipment, two tennis courts, concession facilities,and is also home to the Redwood Falls Aquatic Center, a facility offering a zero depth entry play area, a diving area, a plunge area, aswimming and lap area, and a lily pad area. This park also hosts a wide variety of community events, festivals, and activities during thesummer.The Redwood Area Community Center (RACC) is a jointproject between the City of Redwood Falls and RedwoodArea School District. RACC offers birthday partypackages, a civic center arena, a conference andmeeting center, a fieldhouse, a fitness center/studio,and a senior center.Economic VitalityThe City of Redwood Falls has a history of aggressive economic development and is home to a diverse and skilled workforce. Followed bygovernment, federal, not-for-profit, and self-employment positions, various industries support the economic development of thecommunity.Redwood Falls is a member of the Redwood Area Development Corporation, a multi-cityregional agency working on all facets of economic development. The Redwood Falls PortAuthority is responsible for planning, guiding, directing, and implementing the City’soverall economic development plan. It also operates a revolving loan program whichassists with business start-ups and expansions, and brings together a wide variety ofresources specifically tailored to help all types of businesses through several businessassistance programs. The Port Authority developed the Ponderosa Business Park afterhaving identified the need to develop property for future business growth and expansion.
Redwood Falls Police DepartmentThe Mission of the Redwood Falls Police Department is the protection of human life and property through vigorousprevention, investigation of criminal activity, and to maintain the highest quality of life for the community.The Redwood Falls Police Department provides 24-hour law enforcement protectionto the City of Redwood Falls. The Department is made up of a Chief of Police,Assistant Chief of Police, two Patrol Sergeants, one School Resource Officer, sixPatrol Officers, and two Administrative Assistants. On average, the Redwood FallsPolice Department typically generates 6,000 Incident Complaint Report’s (ICR) peryear. ICR’s are used to document all calls for service or other police activity suchas directed patrol or school presentations.The Redwood Falls Police Department is housed in the Redwood County LawEnforcement Center (LEC). The LEC is also the home of the Redwood County Sheriff’sOffice, Redwood County Jail/Dispatch Center, the Redwood County Emergency Manager, and the Minnesota State Patrol. A renovation tothe LEC was completed in 2014.Police Department ProgramsEmergency ManagementEmergency management for Redwood Falls is managed and controlled by the Police Chief. The Chief works closely with the CountyEmergency Manager and is part of the Redwood County Emergency Management System.Emergency Response Unit (ERU)Two patrol officers serve on the multi-agency Brown County, Lyon County, Redwood County, andRenville County Emergency Response Unit (BLR-ERU). The BLR-ERU team responds to a variety ofsituations that require more personnel, training, or equipment than can be carried out by aregular patrol officer staff.North Memorial Ambulance ServiceThe Redwood Falls Police Department responds to all medical emergency calls within the Citywhere they assist the North Memorial Ambulance Service.Drug Task Force (DTF)The Department is an active participant in the Brown, Lyon, Redwood, Renville Drug Task Forcespecializing in the investigation of drug trafficking within the member agencies’ jurisdictions, andthey work with other drug task forces as well as state and federal agencies to combat drug trafficking in their area of responsibility.
Police Department Programs– Cont’dSchool Resource OfficerThe Redwood Falls Police Department has one full-time School Resource Officer (SRO) that works in the Redwood Valley Middle/HighSchool and Reede Gray Elementary School. In the summer, the SRO is placed into the rotation with other patrol officers.Drug Take Back ProgramThe Department, along with the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, have been in partnership since 2011 to stem the flow of old and unusedprescription drugs into the hands of people who use them illegally. Their program allows for the year round collection of prescriptiondrugs through the use of a MedReturn container located in the Law Enforcement Center lobby.Driver Diversion Pilot Program (DDP)In 2014, the Redwood Falls Police Department started participation in the Driver Diversion Pilot Program. The program is designed tosupport participants and give them a path to becoming a valid driver after their license was suspended or revoked.Police Award ProgramThe City Council adopted an award program in 2012 to promote excellence in law enforcement and recognize outstanding performance ofits members as well as citizens who significantly support and assist the Redwood Falls Police Department mission.Towards Zero Death (TZD) Traffic Enforcement GrantThe Department is a part of the Worthington Grant Coalition. The grant funds overtime for officers to go out and specifically target trafficviolations including DWI, texting while driving, seat belts, and speed. The Department has won awards for traffic enforcement effortsthrough the Safe & Sober Challenge Grant in 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2011.Project LifesaverThe Redwood Falls Police Department participates in the Project Lifesaver program with a mission is to provide timely response to savelives and reduce potential injury for adults and children who wander due to Alzheimer’s, autism, and other related conditions.Equipment and TechnologyThe Redwood Falls Police Department utilizes digital ARMER radios and is dispatched through the Redwood County Sheriff’s OfficeDispatch Center. The Department has three fully marked squad cars each equipped with a squad computer, Watchguard wireless dashcamera system, radar, and medical supplies and equipment. The other vehicles consist of two unmarked vehicles and the SchoolResource Officer’s squad car.In 2013, the Department converted to a new records management and computer aided dispatch system from Law EnforcementTechnology Group (LETG). LETG allows officers to perform their data entry and job functions from their squad cars allowing greatercommunication among agencies within Redwood County. It is a nearly paperless system for conducting police business.
Chief of Police Core Duties Ensures emergency assistance is administered. Ensures that public safety information and community serviceinformation is distributed. Attends meetings and serves on committees, boards, and agenciesrelated to promoting crime prevention and improving lawenforcement. Develops and recommends new or modified ordinances which areconsistent with applicable laws, but enable the City to increase theeffectiveness of local law enforcement, community policing, and citizen education programs. Develops and leads the presentation of community-based initiatives designed to promote support and understanding of local lawenforcement, community policing, and education programs through increased interactions of department personnel at all levels withcitizens and community groups in circumstances other than an enforcement role. Develops and implements programs and procedures to ensure security of commercial and residential property. Makes periodic public addresses concerning police operations and law enforcement. Serves as a liaison for County, State, and Federal agencies and assists with law enforcement activities and administration. Establishes operational procedures for attaining objectives and providing services. Investigates citizen activity that threatens the safety, legal rights, and property of others. Develops and implements policies and programs that deter criminal and antisocial behavior. Represents the City in mutual-benefit law enforcement programs and promotes intra-agency relationships that benefit the City andsurrounding Cities or Counties due to coordinated efforts and resources. Oversees and/or performs the complete and timely preparation and submission of State required reporting and relateddocumentation by established deadlines in addition to ensuring that deadlines and security protocols are followed for all Departmentfiles and related documentation. Confers regularly with the Police Commission and City Administrator to review all aspects of Department operations, update themon new developments, recommends/requests new or modified policies and protocols which will improve the Department’s overalleffectiveness and efficiency, and reports on issues and ideas from the law enforcement field with direct application to the City ofRedwood Falls. Prepares and reviews operational and administrative reportsand provides recommendations to the City Council. Prepares annual staffing and staff development plans,Department budgets, anticipated technology/equipment needs,and measurable criteria to evaluate the Department’s overallperformance against established and approved plans.
Chief of Police Core Duties–Cont’d Leads the operations of the Department and oversees, manages, and directs the staff,the work, and work activities of the Department in alignment with the vision anddirectives of the City Council. Assists in hiring processes. Develops and prioritizes work assignments to facilitate completion of work in a safeand efficient manner; prepares weekly reports of work planned and work completed. Recruits, manages, and develops staff by establishing goals and objectives, providingeffective feedback and development opportunities, ensuring employees receive properon-the-job training, and performance management. Conducts evaluation of job performance for assigned personnel on a routine basis which includes performance improvement plansand discipline. Develops and maintains a good working knowledge of all City and Department policies and procedures to help facilitate compliancewith such policies and procedures by all assigned personnel. Develops respectful and cooperative relationships with colleagues, the public, and outside vendors to help establish and maintainRedwood Falls’ reputation as a well-maintained City. Deals directly with customers and residents to provide information in response to inquiries, concerns, or requests about Cityservices in a respectful and helpful way to establish and maintain Redwood Falls’ reputation as providing a high-level of customersatisfaction.Desired Attributes Be a strong and confident leader that is comfortable with leading by example. Have significant knowledge and experience of law enforcement at all levels including patrol operations, investigations, andmanagement. Be a skilled communicator that can navigate internal communications effectively and professionally. Understand the need for public engagement and be able to work effectively with elected officials and citizens from all walks of life. Be a person of high integrity. Have the right skillset to be able to build and maintain high department morale. Have a well-developed understanding of police department best practices regarding operations and structure. Be a team builder. Be a skilled delegator who knows what and when to delegate.
Position AnnouncementChief of Police: City of Redwood Falls, MinnesotaSalary Range: 66,116 to 102,745The City of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, is nestled along the fertile and picturesque Minnesota River Valleyin northern Redwood County. It is approximately 110 miles west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.With a population of 5,254, it is the county seat of Redwood County and serves as a sub-regionaleconomic hub for a market area of approximately 17,000 residents of Redwood and Renville Counties.Requirements for the position include an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Law Enforcement and athree month law enforcement skills training to qualify for P.O.S.T. licensed as a Peace Officer and atleast eight years of experience, or any equivalent combination of substantial experience and training from a combination of service yearsas a Peace Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief in Law Enforcement, or other management-rank equivalent in militaryservice which provides the requisite knowledge and abilities for this position.The position profile is available at https://www.daviddrown.com/active-job-searches.To apply, go to d-falls-chief-of-police/39360-application-form/en, and completethe process by September 20, 2017. Final interviews will be held on November 1 and 2, 2017.Please direct questions to Gary Weiers at gary@daviddrown.com or 612-920-3320 x109.DDA Human Resources, Inc.Faribault Office1327 Merrywood CourtFaribault, MN 55021Phone: 612-920--3320 x109Fax: 612-605-2375gary@daviddrown.comwww.daviddrown.com
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