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Lafayette, Louisiana, is currently searching for a new Chief of Police. The department has a budget of 46 million dollars, including 6 million dollars in capital. The Chief will be responsible for supervising 360 employees, 275 police officers and 85 support staff members, that serve and protect a community of 121,374 people. This position is highly responsible for administrative and technical work as commanding officer of municipal police services. The work involves responsibility for the effective and efficient operation of the Police Department and for planning, organizing, evaluating, and directing its activities; assuring that law and order are maintained, that laws and ordinances are enforced; and that measures are implemented to prevent crimes and to protect lives and property. In addition, work involves consulting with public safety and other officials in determining overall plans and policies to be followed in planning and conducting police operations. The duties are to be performed with wide latitude in developing, interpreting, and applying departmental policies and procedures under the administrative direction of the Mayor or, if he delegates, the city's Chief Administrative Officer. Application process: Print the application at https://ose.louisiana.gov/event/police-chief-8/ Complete, sign, and mail or hand-deliver the original application to: Fire Training Center C/O Micky Broussard 300 North Dugas Road Lafayette, LA 70507
Once the application period closes on June 17, 2022, the local Fire and Police Civil Service Board will verify which applicants meet all requirements. The Board will then request that the State Examiner's Office set a testing period. After all qualified applicants have been tested, the State Examiner's office will send the results to the local Fire and Police Civil Service Board to be qualified. Finally, the Board will turn over the active candidates to the administration for the interview process. For questions regarding the application process, please call Lafayette Fire and Police Civil Service Board Chairman Micky Broussard at (337) 291-8762. Requirements Pass a test administered by the Office of State Examiner, Fire and Police Civil Service of Louisiana. Must meet all Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Law requirements, including being a citizen of the United States. Applicant must possess one of the following: high school diploma, high school equivalency certificate, high school transcript, an affidavit from the issuing high school, associate’s or bachelor’s degree, or college transcript, any one of which must indicate that graduation has occurred or a degree awarded. Any Louisiana applicant who presents a home study diploma shall submit necessary documentation indicating Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approval of the home study curriculum. Non-Louisiana applicants shall be required to present proof of completion of a high school curriculum that has been accredited by the applicant’s state or its state-approved agency. A certification of completion shall not be sufficient to substitute for a diploma or equivalency certificate. Must have attained at least a Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, applicant must have been employed with the Lafayette Police Department as a commissioned officer prior to October 18, 1979, and still employed as such, with no discontinuation of employment. Must have ten (10) years of law enforcement work with a law enforcement agency or police department that is similar or larger in size than the Lafayette Police Department. After an offer of either employment or promotion to a position must meet and maintain any medical and physical fitness standards designed to demonstrate good health and the physical ability to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without accommodation, as determined by a qualified medical physician and administered by the Appointing Authority. |