Police Department
West Melbourne
Non-Sworn Positions
The Accreditation Manager is responsible for ensuring that the department is adhering to over 200 standards of performance as set forth by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. This involves the development of operation policies and procedures, ensuring time-sensitive activities are completed in a timely manner, and interacting with all divisions to ensure ongoing compliance.
The department Administrative Assistants provide assistance and support to a department head or division commander. This may include scheduling, support for agency activities, maintaining agency databases, procurement of department equipment, and a variety of other functions. The department has two Administrative Assistants and one Senior Administrative Assistant.
Conducts inspections of properties located within the city for violation of city, local and state codes. Also responds to complaints made regarding the condition of properties. Many inspections focus on property maintenance, abandoned property and sign violations.
The Crime Analyst is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data related to criminal activity to evaluate crime patter trends. Utilizing a variety of techniques and software, this position also partners with the Criminal Investigations Division and Special Investigations Unit to solve crimes.
The Crime Scene Technician is responsible for collecting, documenting, preparing, preserving, examining, and packaging physical evidence for scientific evaluation. They respond to various crime scenes to assist with the investigation and gathering evidence to support prosecution of offenders.
Crossing guards are responsible for the safe and orderly crossing of school-age children at locations near neighborhood schools. This is a part-time position.
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The Evidence Custodian is responsible for the intake and inventory of all property and evidence recovered by the police department. This involves the proper categorizing, storage, audits, and final disposition of property and evidence based upon court guidelines and proper procedures.
The Police Records Technician is responsible for managing all of the reports, citations, and various correspondence that is generated within the police department. In addition, they ensure that reports and citations are complete and correct, and work with the State Attorney’s office to provide information for the successful prosecution of cases. Assists the public that come to the police station for service.
Public Service Aides are non-sworn, uniformed employees that perform a variety of services in support of law enforcement personnel including primarily non-violent investigations, minor crime scene processing, traffic direction, staffing the front desk, and other various incidents that allow sworn personnel to handle higher priority incidents.
