Police Officer

Section 1: Applicants for the position of law enforcement officer must have a minimum of 3 years full time experience as a certified law enforcement officer, at another law enforcement agency, to be considered for lateral transfer. It is understood that this service credit will play no role in establishing department seniority in any circumstance that might utilize seniority as a determining factor. Section 2: A new hire Law enforcement officer hired as a lateral transfer shall be granted a starting wage of ninety percent (90%) of the patrol officer rate for the first six (6) months, ninety-five percent (95%) of the patrol officer rate after completion of six (6) months, and the full patrol officer rate after one (1) year per the collective bargaining agreement Wage Schedule and Classification in Exhibit “A”. Section 3: A new hire law enforcement officer hired as a lateral transfer will be credited with one year of service in regards to the vacation schedule and placed in the category of earning ninety-six (96) hours of paid vacation with pay in corresponding with Article 13 – Vacation per the collective bargaining agreement. Vacation will not be able to taken until the officer has completed their field training. Section 4: A new hire law enforcement officer hired as a lateral transfer will be advanced seventy-six (76) hours of sick time, with the understanding that no additional sick time will be accrued until after the month in which the same number of sick hours would have accrued naturally.