Career Opportunities

• Voted Best City Department in a recent Citizen Survey
• Recent Lateral New Hires from surrounding agencies, including Portland, Gresham, Seaside, West Linn, and Canby

Certificate and Special Assignment Premium Pay, above "Basic" Pay:

• Intermediate Certificate (5%)
• Advanced Certificate (Additional 5%)
• Bilingual Premium (3%)

While Assigned

• Detective and Behavioral Health Unit (5%)
• Motor (Traffic) Officer (5%)
• K-9 Handler (5% plus weekly animal care time)
• School Resource Officer (5%)

3% of salary in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, increase to 4% of salary in FY23.

• Graveyard (Additional 1.5% while assigned)
• Field Training Officers (Additional 7% while assigned a recruit)
• SWAT/Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) (5% while assigned)

• The annual incentive of $500 or $750, based on the results of a physical fitness rowing test and one confidential visit with a one-on-one mental health specialist.
• Employees are allowed up to 2 hours/work week for physical fitness at our in-house workout facility.

• 95% City/5% Employee paid medical plan
• 10 years plus consecutive years and retire as an Officer, Detective, or Sergeant: 50% of medical coverage is paid
• Medical Savings Account (VEBA) contribution by City: 1% of salary annually

• Vacation - tiered accrual based on years of service
• Holiday - 13 holidays at 8 hours each
• Comp Time - in lieu of paid overtime, you can earn Comp Time (1.5 times the OT hours worked)
• Sick - 10 hours/month
• Sick Leave Incentive - additional 20 hours/year for those who use less than or equal to 50 hours in a calendar year
• Lateral "Starter Package:" credited sick and vacation time up to 80 hours each, if applicable

• 10 years of continuous service (2% longevity pay)
• 15 years of continuous service (3% longevity pay)

• Traditional or Jumpsuit Uniform - options are unlimited based on preference and comfort
• Duty Gear - handguns, rifles, body armor, etc.
• Boot Allowance - $275/every 2 years

• College Resource Officer
• Detective
• Homeless Liaison Officer
• K-9s (Drug and Patrol)
• School Resource Officer
• Motor (Traffic) Officer
• Training

• Armorer
• Bike Patrol
• Commercial Truck Inspector
• Crash Reconstruction
• Drone Operator
• Drug Recognition Expert
• Honor Guard
• Polygraph
• SIT Team (drug interdiction)
• SWAT (including Crisis Negotiations Team)

• Healthy Training Budget
• FTEP for Laterals can be accelerated