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Monday March 15th
Reserve Unit

Reserve Officer Testing

is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2010

  • Test will be held at Providence Willamette Falls Health Education Center located at the corner of 15th and Washington Street in Oregon City.
  • The test will begin promptly at 9:00 AM and no one will be allowed in after this time. Please bring picture ID when checking in.
  • For applications please go to the Human Resources section on the website and then to Application Process and you will find the forms you are required to fill out at the bottom of that page.
  • Cost for testing is $13.00
  • Pick up and return completed applications to Oregon City City Hall located at 625 Center Street

 

 

 

The mission of the Oregon City Police Reserve Program is to provide support functions for the police department and the community.

The Oregon City Police Reserve Program operates currently with a total of six reserve officers. The staff structure allows for one reserve lieutenant and one reserve sergeant positions. Reserve Officers are divided into three groups according to their training and experience, Class I, Class II and Recruits.

Recruit Reserve Officers are chosen from a police testing process involving a written practical, an oral board and background checks. The selection process for recruit reserve officers is identical to the selection process that regular full time officers undergo.

Once these procedures are complete, the chosen recruits attend an inter-agency reserve academy for training, which is very similar to a regular police academy.

Recruit Reserve Officers are assigned a regular police officer as a training officer. Recruit Officers are required to put in sixteen hours of patrol time each month. The more hours a Recruit Officer puts in the more they will learn and the sooner they can move out of Recruit status to a higher level. Oregon City Reserves have many opportunities for experience in law enforcement.

Reserves may be called upon to assist detectives or patrol officers at any time, which provides opportunities for valuable learning experiences. Reserves work assignments that require one-on-one contact with members of the community. These contacts help the reserve officers build relationship with individual citizens of Oregon City, and thereby build trust and confidence in the police services provided by the Oregon City Police Department.

Click on this link for information on current Hiring status for Oregon City Police Reserve Officers. If you are interest in becoming a Reserve Officer with the Oregon City Police Department, contact Officer Davis at sdavis@orcity.org.