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Chief of Police - Town of Cary, NC Cary, North Carolina is a thriving, forward-looking, and diverse community nationally recognized for its quality of life. The community is known as one of the best midsize and high-caliber municipal services communities in the nation to live, work, find a home, start a business, raise a family, or retire. Over 179,000 citizens within 61 square miles call Cary home, making it the 7th largest municipality in North Carolina. Cary is looking for an exceptional public servant leader who will be people-focused in developing strong relationships across the organization and community as they push forward to Keep Cary Great. The selected candidate must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in the field of law enforcement, public administration, or a related field. A master’s degree in a similar field is preferred. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in law enforcement of a wide and progressively responsible nature in police service, including at least five years of supervisory or managerial experience at the command level. Experience should be in mid-sized to a larger-sized community that has experienced the challenges associated with substantial urban growth. Experience in police services, planning, management, community policing, and community relations for a diverse/high service level population is ideal. Preference will be given to candidates with command level training such as Southern Police Institute, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Administrative Officers Management Program (AOMP), PERF’s Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP), or equivalent. Conditions of Employment: Possession of a valid NC driver’s license or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire. Ability to obtain Law Enforcement Certification issued by the State of North Carolina. Out-of-state candidates must have current certification as a municipal or local government law enforcement officer issued by his/her respective state and have no more than a one-year break in full-time sworn service at the time of appointment. Please note that specific certification requirements exist for candidates with federal law enforcement certification. Applicants with federal law enforcement experience should check with the North Carolina Department of Justice - Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission to identify specific individual requirements for obtaining North Carolina Law Enforcement Certification. Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination for all new employees. The Town is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law. Please apply online at https://www.governmentresource.com/executive-recruitment/open-recruitments/cary-nc-police-chief First Review of Applications: March 20, 2022 For more information on this position contact:
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