Village of Bosque Farms, NM Article 30 Police Officer

30.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this position is to provide the Village of Bosque Farms with personal and property protection. This position functions under the supervision of the Chief of Police.

30.2 Duties and responsibilities.

A police officer:

A. Executes and returns all writs and processes as directed by the Municipal Judge.

B. Serves criminal writs and processes in any part of the county wherein the municipality is situated.

C. Within the municipality:

(1) Suppresses all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace.

(2) Apprehends all disorderly persons.

(3) Pursues and arrests any persons fleeing from justice.

(4) Apprehends any person in the act of violating the laws of the state or the ordinances of the municipality and brings him before a competent authority for examination and trial.

D. Performs other duties as assigned.

30.3 Work schedule.

Normal work schedule is 40 hours to 43 hours, with rotating shifts. The employee must be willing to be called for additional duty if necessary. Night duty or alternate night/day duty may be required.

30.4 Additional requirements.

A. The employee must pass a pre-employment physical agility test, psychological test, and physical.

B. The employee must demonstrate an attitude, personality, and character compatible with good police work, good judgment, discretion, manners, honesty, and an ability to keep information confidential. The employee must maintain a high level of moral conduct. Police officer work under the supervision of the Police Chief.

C. Police officers are also required to adhere to rules and regulations identified in the Bosque Farms Police Department Rules and Regulations Manual.

30.5 Minimum qualifications.

The minimum qualifications for police officers are:

A. High school diploma or GED.

B. Certified with New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy or able to obtain certification, with two-week course preferred.

C. Valid New Mexico driver's license.

D. Continued maintenance of firearms qualifications standards.

E. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

30.6 Physical requirements.

A. The majority of the police work involves patrolling an assigned area for the purpose of preventing and discovering crimes. Most of the time, this position does not require heavy physical activity. However, the police officer needs to be able to respond actively to any situation in which the public or he/she may be in danger. The police officer is required to pass a physical agility test, which requires maneuvering through an obstacle course involving walking on a balance beam, climbing a wall, crawling through windows, dragging a one-hundred-sixty-pound dummy, and jogging a course within approximately three minutes.

B. The officer must be able to walk, climb, crawl, stand, sit, crouch, lay, kneel, bend, twist/rotate, carry, reach, work with arms extended, arms bent, push/pull up to 50 pounds, lift. The position requires hand movement of gross dexterity, grasp, speed, bilateral coordination, and eye/hand coordination.

C. The officer may be required to work in extreme cold, extreme hot and extreme wet and humid temperatures.

30.7 Probationary period.

There will be a twelve-month probationary period for new hires. At this time, an evaluation of job performance will be conducted and discussed with the employee. Following the evaluation, the employee will either be made a regular employee, be allowed to continue on probationary period (not to exceed 13 months) or be terminated based on evaluation results, as appropriate.