Town Departments

116 N. Armstrong Street
Phone: (812)793-0049

Staff:
Chief: Matt Browning
Assistant Chief: Jonathan Tabor

Officer: Zach Elliott
Officer: Jacob Sharp

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Patrol Officer

• Patrols a specified district or beat on foot, patrol vehicle (marked or unmarked).
• Gives information to pedestrians and motorists; checks for any law violations; writes citations for state infraction or local ordinance violations; directs traffic and escorts convoys.
• Responds to radio calls and investigates complaints, disturbances, accidents, administers first aid in emergencies.
• Watches for suspicious cars, curfew violators and wanted persons; makes arrests for violations of laws.
• Serves warrants and subpoenas; transports prisoners; appear and testify in court.
• Investigates conditions hazardous to life or property; conducts initial investigations of crime and crime scenes; may assist detectives in criminal investigations; collect and preserve evidence.
• Write reports, read bulletins, reports, orders, and implement indicated changes as appropriate.
• Work normally consists of routine police tasks performed according to department policies and procedures.
• Must be able to act without direct supervision
• All other duties requested by supervisors.

Skill Sets:

• Knowledge of public relations in law enforcement.
• Knowledge of safe automobile operation involving the vehicle code.
• Knowledge of principles of first aid.
• Ability to be courteous but firm with the public.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly under emergency conditions.
• Ability to make sound decisions.
• Skill in observation and memory of places, persons, names, and incidents.
• Ability to develop skill in the use of firearms.
• Ability to analyze situations and to adopt an effective course of action.
• Ability to read and understand laws, ordinances, departmental policies, rules, written and oral instructions.
• Ability to read and write reports.
• Skills in verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Must be at least 21 years of age when appointed as a Police Officer.
• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Must be of good moral character.
• Must have not been arrested or convicted for any crime of Battery or Domestic Battery.
• Must have not been arrested or convicted of any Felony.
• Must be a resident of Indiana, and a surrounding county of Jackson County.
• Must have a valid Indiana Driver’s License.
• Have minimal driving and accident record.
• Have a good work record with previous employers.
• Be in sound mental and physical health.
• Have a High School Diploma, or its equivalent as accepted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Indiana.
• Have vision of at least 20/30 corrected in each eye.
• Maintain working telephone and inform the police department of current telephone number.
• Be willing to work a revolving schedule.
• Maintain training required by law.
• Meet all training requirements for a Police Officer as prescribed by Indiana Law.
• Submit to being fingerprinted.
• Submit to background investigation, driving record inquiry, and any other requirements set worth by the Crothersville Police Department or the Town of Crothersville.
• Must be willing to appear for interviews before the Command Staff and Town Council.
• Refrain from any political activity prohibited by law or that would create a conflict of interest as a member of the police department.
• Must be able to successfully complete the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Physical Entry Standards.
• Must be able to successfully complete the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Basic Course and complete the ILEA Physical Exit Standards.

Application for Employment

We are proud to provide our residents with local water.  Our water system is made up of two groundwater wells, much like ones people use in rural areas, only much larger to provide enough water to our customers.  Very little treatment is needed for this type of system.  At the Water Treatment Facility, a filter tank removes iron deposits, chlorine is added to keep the water clean along with fluoride to help our children’s teeth stay strong and prevent cavities.  After this process, the water is pumped to the elevated water tower where it is stored and dispersed throughout the many water mains and service lines to our customers.

Our new water meters use technology to send an abundance of data that help us pinpoint problems with your water consumption.  If you have been contacted by us, notifying you of high consumption, you can request a consumption report (pictured) showing your usage over a specific time period at no cost to you.  We hope that this technology will help everyone and help us protect one of our most precious resources, WATER!

Do you know the type/material of your water service line entering your home? (Copper, galvanized, plastic, lead etc....) If so, please take this short survey below to help us complete our mandatory inventory of service lines within our system.  The EPA (Environmental Protection  Agency) is requiring this inventory from every publicly owned water system in America.  Click Here for Service Line Inventory Survey

Click here for our 2022 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT

5725 South County Road 1000 East
Phone: (812)793-2708

Staff:
Utility Director: Mason Boicourt - utilitydirector@crothersville.in.gov
Water Superintendent: Chris Mains - water@crothersville.in.gov

We are also very proud to provide our customers with dependable sewer service.  Our system is aging and is very expensive to maintain and there are several reasons why.  Many years ago a sewage treatment plant was not required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  During that time all of the sewers in the area drained to an open ditch located centrally in town named, “Hominy Ditch”.  Once sewage treatment plants became required to protect our local waterways and prevent pollution, the town’s sewers were captured with a main sewer line running alongside Hominy Ditch and transported to the first sewage treatment plant in the 1960’s.  During that time, all storm sewers which capture storm runoff throughout town were also connected to our sewer system, which was a common practice at that time.  After many years,  EPA has since decided that in order to protect our environment, we must separate the two to avoid overflows of untreated sewage to our waterways.  This process is very expensive and hard to do for a small community.  We continue to strive to find ways to separate storm water from our sanitary sewers with minimal financial impact to our customers.

The sewage treatment process is very complex compared to the water treatment process.  If you are interested in learning more about our facility and it’s treatment just contact us at the number below.

500 South Bethany Road
Phone: (812)793-2540

Staff:
Utility Director: Mason Boicourt - utilitydirector@crothersville.in.gov
Wastewater Superintendent: Roger Jewell -  wastewater@crothersville.in.gov

The Street Department is responsible for:

• Streets (crack sealing, minor potholes, road patches)
• Signage (sign posts, signs, hardware)
• Street Markings (crosswalks, stop bars and lane markings)
• Town Parking Lots
• Curbs
• Gutters
• Sidewalks
• Snow removal in the Winter
• Leaf pickup in the Fall
• Mowing of all Town properties in the Summer

This department has received an abundance of funds through Indiana Department of Transportation's "Community Crossings Matching Grant" Program since 2016. These projects are generally applied for once a year, by the Town, with only a 25% match.  As a part of this program, the Street Department manages an  "Asset Management Plan", keeping details on what streets need improvements from year to year.

Staff:

Utility Superintendent: Mason Boicourt - utilitydirector@crothersville.in.gov
Street Superintendent: Mike Deaton - streets@crothersville.in.gov