Ronald L. Benight II

Instructed:

• Ethics
• Vehicle Laws
• Alcohol and Drug Countermeasures
• Determining Collision Cause
• Responding and Securing Collision Scenes
• Collecting Evidence at Collision Scenes
• Clearing Collision Scenes
• Collision Reconstruction
• Uniform Collision Reports
• Standardized Field Sobriety
• Drugs/Driving
• Police Radar/Lidar

• Manage the overall administration and operations of the Police Department. Advise and develop staff to ensure continual professional growth in related disciplines. Oversee and evaluate the performance of departmental staff.
• Establish goals, direction and activities of the department. Develop and implement departmental policies, administrative rules and regulations governing personnel, standards of performance, operation procedures and other activities. Implement short and long-term plans to achieve City initiatives in response to community, safety and emergency needs.
• Directs the development, administration and review of the departmental annual budget. Ensures applications for grants from federal, state and other agencies are consistent with authorized departmental appropriations.
• Maintains recruitment, selection, promotion of police officers. Participates and makes recommendations in personnel matters relating to disciplinary action of police personnel and ensures review with the City Council and the City Manager as required.
• Represents the City and makes public presentations to community and neighborhood groups, social service agencies, etc. upon request. Coordinates communication to news media.
• Assesses community crime prevention and traffic safety needs.
• Advises and assists in complex criminal or other investigations as required. May assume direct command of forces in emergency situations or major law enforcement operations as needed.
• Administers labor relations, internal review and legal issues ensuring departments operations are consistent with current laws and regulations.
• Participates in the collective bargaining negotiations process and contract interpretation.
• Works closely with the City Manager, City Council, other city departments and various citizen groups to develop police and community programming to achiever required results.

• Advanced Law Enforcement Certification
• Advanced Traffic Investigation Certification
• Advanced Traffic and Vehicle Fatality Division
• Expert Witness as Advanced Traffic Investigator, Drug Recognition, and Standard Field Sobriety
• Instructor for TPD Academy 2005-2017
• Field Trainer 2008-2017
• C.L.E.E.T. Management Certification
• Intoxilyzer Supervisor
• Radar/Lidar Instructor - Lead Instructor for TPD and TPR
• Master Trainer-Narcotics Investigation-Drug Recognition Expert
• Standard Field Sobriety Testing Instructor
• Traffic Incident Management, homicide-fatality incidents
• Forensic Vehicle Investigator
• Specialty Team Enforcement
• Crash Data Retrieval Certifications
• Certified C.L.E.E.T. Instructor