Municipal Court Marshal

Durango Police Department is seeking a Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)-certified officer to serve as Durango Municipal Court Marshal. In this role, you’ll provide uniformed security during Municipal Court proceedings and City Council meetings, helping maintain a safe, orderly environment for everyone attending. You’ll monitor entrances, conduct security checks, respond to disruptions, and transport people in custody, including periodic overnight trips to regional juvenile detention centers.

As a sworn officer, you’ll also support the Police Department with law enforcement duties, including crime prevention, emergency response, and service to community members.

We offer a lateral entry program for officers who are certified by the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T) or possess equivalent certifications from other states that meet Colorado P.O.S.T. criteria. To recognize and reward experience, we provide competitive bonuses:

• $3,000 bonus for officers with 1-3 years of experience
• $6,000 for officers with more than 3 years of experience

The City of Durango is a purpose-driven organization with more than 400 full-time and 300 part-time and seasonal employees across 15 departments, all working together to provide a wide range of services that keep our community running every day. From public safety and utilities to parks and recreation, our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality services that enhance the lives of all who live, work, and visit here.

At the city, we focus on continually improving how we work and serve the community. This effort is called the Trail to Excellence (T2E), and every employee plays a part in it. Whether you work outdoors, in an office, or lead a team, your daily efforts connect to the city’s mission of providing excellent service and reaching the city’s vision of being a multigenerational community that is authentic, diverse, engaged, thriving, and environmentally responsible.

The full details of this vision are outlined in the city’s strategic plan.

As a member of our team, your work will be meaningful because:

• Your ideas help shape citywide improvements.
• The work you do ties directly into measurable goals.
• You'll be part of a system that values collaboration, innovation, and results.

We're looking for team members who share our core values of teamwork, dependability, professionalism, service, respect, innovation, and wellbeing — and who are excited to make a difference in the community we serve.

• Stand for extended periods, monitoring the public courtroom entrance.
• Perform a general security check of the courtroom and surrounding area prior to and after court sessions and City Council meetings.
• Greet everyone coming through the public entrance of the courtroom and assess them for violations of safety protocols. Deny entrance as required.
• Provide information on court schedules and proceedings.
• Escort defendants to the Clerk’s Office to pay fines.

• Transport prisoners to Municipal Court.
• Periodic overnight transport of juvenile detainees to regional detention centers.

• Patrol a designated area of the city to maintain law and order, prevent crime, enforce laws and ordinances, and check buildings for security.
• Respond to emergency situations, including personal and property crimes such as assaults, traffic accidents, burglaries, domestic disturbances, civil complaints, property control, and related misdemeanor and felony incidents.
• Collect, process, photograph and present evidence including fingerprints, fibers, blood and related physical evidence to investigate incidents of crime.
• Enforce…