Police Lieutenant Job Type:

Full Time Sahuarita, AZ Sahuarita Police Department Salary:

$92,990 - $138,376

Closing Date:

7/23/2026

Position Summary:

Supervises and administer the functions and personnel in a bureau of the Police Department. Plans, organizes, directs, and oversees the work of sworn and civilian staff well beyond the level of a first line supervisor. Provides input in developing and helps monitor the department budget and expenditures. Supports the department's strategic and long-range plans, and helps create, implement, and update the law enforcement program for the Town. Helps develop policies and procedures. Performs patrol, investigation, traffic regulation and related law enforcement activity functions and duties as needed. Proactively undertakes community oriented policing by working with and assisting citizens as well as police staff. Prepares a variety of reports, forms, and records. Makes presentations as required.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises and administers the functions of and the personnel in a bureau of the Police Department. Provides input in developing and administering the department budget, monitors expenditures, supports the departments strategic and long-range plans. Helps design, implement, and continuously update the department's law enforcement program. Helps develop policies and procedures.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and oversees the work of sworn and civilian staff. May be involved in the selection of staff as well as promotional process. Reviews and recommends disciplinary action. May testify at or coordinate activities at personnel hearings. Writes and reviews performance evaluations.
• Perform patrol, investigation, traffic regulation and related law enforcement activity functions and duties as needed.
• Assists in emergency evacuations and situations as needed.

May need to restrain a person in a hostile situation or to maintain order to include the need to use physical force against such person up to and including lethal force. Potential for injury and exposure to violent people; may be exposed to bodily fluids, infectious disease, and airborne particles and fumes. May need to use a variety of appropriate levels of force, up to and including lethal force, against persons to effect arrests, detentions, or other law enforcement duties. Is responsible for maintaining the capabilities to perform the patrol, investigation, and enforcement actions of a police officer.

• Serve as Incident or Tactical Commander on large/critical incidents or policing activities.
• Proactively undertakes community-oriented policing by working with and assisting citizens with such matters as preserving the peace, protecting the public, crime prevention, traffic safety, home protection, or providing information about department or police activities.

Requirements:

• Meet all applicable minimum qualifications of a police officer and sergeant, as determined by the Chief of Police, and meet AZ POST certification.
• Minimum nine (9) years law enforcement experience and a minimum four (4) years in a supervisory role in a local or state government law enforcement sergeant, or similar sworn supervisory position.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or other higher learning educational organization as accepted by the Chief of Police, or the Human Resources Director OR,
• Any equivalent combination of Formal Education and Experience sufficient to perform the Essential Functions.

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