The Administrative Support Division works
to support the officers and detectives who work to keep our
community a safe place. The Division covers a wide variety of
subjects from the hiring of new officers to the statistical support
of investigations.
Click here to learn more about the
Vehicle Impound Unit
The
BPD Personnel Unit is comprised of four employees,
the personnel Administrator, a Benefits Specialist, a Detective
assigned as a full time Background Investigator and a Detective
assigned as Polygrapher/Background Investigator. The Personnel
Office interviews hundreds of officer and civilian candidates for
various positions, hiring officers and civilians as qualifications
permit! For Information about the many employment
opportunities with the Boise Police Department or to apply for a
position click
HERE!
The Public Records section of the
Boise Police Department processes thousands of public records
requests fromcitizens
and members of the media. The two records custodians also
process dispositions for guns and property as
well. Click here to
find the Public Records Request form!
The BPD Budget
& Finance office consists of four full time
employees, one part time, and one who works part time in Finance
and part time in Public Records, for a total of six, including one
Supervisor. Finance employees create purchase orders, process time
sheets, pay invoices and equip new officers with uniforms and
safety equipment. Budget & Finance employees pay bills,
accept receipts, process payroll, collect false alarm fees,
distribute uniforms and safety equipment, monitor department
inventory, represent the department on various committees, and
coordinates department wide purchasing. A court liason keeps
officers current on court schedules. Finance employees also monitor
the budget and ensure department purchases follow city
guidelines.
The BPD Crime Analysis
Unit consists of civilian employees, one supervisor, and
four employees, including one who validates stolen vehicles and
guns. The Crime Analysis unit works with Criminal Investigation and
Patrol Divisions, Ada County Records, and the Ada County
Prosecutors Office to improve the process of clearing Boise Police
Cases and assisting in the investigation, prosecution, and
disposition of statistical information. The Unit identifies,
updates, and implements processes as needed to reflect actual crime
clearance data, develops a quarterly statistical report for the
chief and command staff to monitor many factors that identify crime
or other trends in policing and continues to assist the entire
department with the administration of law enforcement
specific.
Fleet management at Boise Police Department is
currently handled by one individual. The fleet manager is
responsible for over 290 vehicles including police cruisers,
unmarked police cars, and various other vehicles. Boise Police
employees log millions of miles a year in fleet vehicles. The Fleet
manager ensures that the proper maintenance and repairs remain
current.
The Boise Police Transcriptionist's
comprise a very busy unit. The employees are tasked with
typing incident reports for all sworn patrol officers. The
Transcription Unit may also type interviews and reports for
detectives. Their work is detailed and precise, automatically
correcting grammar, spelling, and punctuation so the final reports
are acceptable in court.
The Boise Police Information Technology
Unit works with all divisions within the Boise
Police Department to implement the latest technology to assist in
the mission of the department. The Boise Police department
maintains more than three hundred desktop computers. The
information technology unit responds to thousands of requests for
service every year. The unit is responsible for implementing many
cost, and time saving software programs and maintaining existing
computer systems as well.
The Boise Police Tape
Archives Unit consists of one full time employee. The
archive is responsible for duplicating, and disseminating digital
audio and video recordings for court use, officer review, public
information requests and ombudsman review. On average the unit
receives nearly 800 audio requests monthly from the city/county
prosecutors and nearly 6,000 copies of audio are made every
year.