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 fourteen reserve officers. The staff structure allows for one reserve lieutenant and three reserve sergeant positions. Reserve Officers are divided into three groups according to their training and experience, Class I, Class II and Recruits.

Recruit Officers are chosen from a police testing process involving a written practical, an oral board and background checks.

Clikc here for information on the Requirements for becoming an Oregon City Police Reserve Officer. 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 Sgt. Greg Fryett at gfryett@ci.oregon-city.or.us.