Property Room Specialist - City of Baytown

Are you detail-oriented and organized? Join our team as a Property Room Specialist, where you'll manage and track valuable evidence and lost items with precision. If you have strong administrative skills and a passion for maintaining order, apply today to make an impact in our department.

Performs administrative duties to support the department’s overall mission. Uses/requires office skills to handle: customer service/communications (internal/external), file organization and management, computer skills including data entry, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and graphics software, mathematical computation, report and letter preparation, and decision making within the scope of responsibility. Accepts, records, controls evidence/property, and maintains chain of custody for all evidence received. Verifies all property is in the correct case number/location and contacts supervisor and/or officer for property correction.  Processes, researches, and sends letters to rightful owners of the property.  Researches police investigative reports and determines disposition of the related evidence or property.  Interprets municipal/government code, federal and state statute for the disposal of property.  Petitions appropriate court for destruction or forfeiture authorization.  Organizes property items ready for disposal and prepares and maintains a database listing those items.