Police Officer
Under general supervision, patrols the city and responds to emergency and non-emergency situations to protect lives and property (e.g., investigate crimes, apprehend criminals, resolve conflicts, regulate traffic, prevent crime, assist and educate the public).
Illustrative Duties:
- Patrols the city and protects lives and property.
- Enforces laws and prevents crimes.
- Monitors traffic conditions and flow, operates radar, and issues citations.
- Responds to accidents and monitors school zones.
- Maintains visibility to establish police presence.
- Settles or calms interpersonal disputes.
- Respond to a variety of emergency and non-emergency situations, accidents, confrontations, injuries, and complaints.
- Secures and processes crime scenes and interviews complainants, witnesses, suspects, and victims.
- Obtains witness reports, collects evidence, and prepares files and reports.
- Apprehends, arrests, and processes criminal violators.
- Serves warrants, appears, and testifies in courts of law.
- Transports prisoners.
- Performs various Community-Oriented Policing functions, including attending community meetings and giving public safety demonstrations.
- Operates a police vehicle and radio.
- Works closely with other law enforcement officers regarding suspects, witnesses, victims, and related criminal investigations.
- Records daily activities in logs and prepares reports on activities and investigations.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Benefits:
- 8 and 10-hour shifts with shift differential pay - $0.50/hr. for afternoon shifts and $1.00/hour for night shift
- Paid vacation and holiday time
- Clothing allowance
- Comprehensive health and wellness package
- Opportunity for a take-home vehicle
- Special team opportunities - See the list below:
- Bomb Squad
- K9 Handler
- SWAT Team
- Collision Reconstruction
- Digital Forensics
- Crisis Negotiation
- Honor Guard
- Drone Unit
Base Salary Description (Includes State Incentive Pay)
$31.32 hourly, $65,145.60 annually (plus incentives of $4,653.00 for a new officer annually $69,798.60).