Somebody could be in police work for umpteen years and doesn't have the formal side of the training, yet is very qualified to hold the job. This would be a way of tying the two together in a way that is fair.
It has always bothered me that we don't use a purchase order system so therefore outstanding expenses cannot be tracked. It is a reasonable solution to several of these billing and budget issues.
It's a matter of neglect and poor preventative maintenance.
We looked at seven or eight different job descriptions and this is a summation of those. This is intended to give us a starting point on what might be the attributes and the duties and responsibilities of the chief.
