Entry Level Police Officer

Position Purpose

Provide a wide range of police services to the public including enforcing laws, protecting life and property, maintaining peace and order, providing public service, crime prevention, and investigating civil and criminal matters.

• Provide service to the public related to public safety including assistance, answering questions, making referrals, and solving community problems.
• Respond to calls for service and take appropriate action with the needs of the caller in mind, following established policies, procedures, and current professional practices.
• Respond to emergency calls such as accidents, medical emergencies, and crimes in progress. Take initial action following established laws, policy, procedures, and current professional practices.
• Manage ongoing cases through thorough documentation, timely and complete case reporting, and appropriate networking with other officers, supervisors, and divisions.
• Interview victims, witnesses, and suspects and document statements regarding criminal and civil matters.
• Enforce City ordinances, State RCWs, Federal laws and court decisions.
• Apprehend offenders, including making physical arrests and overcoming resistance.
• Develop a detailed knowledge of the community including people, businesses, geographical features, and current problem areas.
• Exercise authority while enforcing city ordinances, state RCWs, federal laws and court decisions, in a way consistent with the obligations imposed by the oath of office.
• Patrol the city using preventive and directed patrol to detect and prevent crime, stop unlawful behavior, enforce traffic laws, and find hazardous conditions.
• Physically engage and restrain combative individuals.
• Present programs related to crime prevention, traffic and boating safety, and drug awareness or police operations that include public speaking, organizing meetings, and creating written material.
• Use computers to create accurate, thorough, and complete cases, reports, logs, and other documentation that will be referred to the prosecutor or appropriate authorities.
• Provide assistance to other city departments, public safety agencies and government agencies.
• Carry and utilize various firearms and less-lethal launchers.
• Shoot assigned weapon(s) with accuracy complying with state standards.
• Operate assigned vehicle in a safe manner (car, motorcycle, bicycle, boat, etc.).

Monthly: $7,838.76 - $9,895.18
Annually: $94,065.08 - $

Education pay: 3.00% Associate degree, 5.00% Bachelor degree, 6.00% Master’s degree.

Longevity pay: 2.00% 5 Years of service, 4.00% 10 Years of service, 5.00% 15 Years of service, 7.00% 20 years of service, 9.00% 30 years of service.

Specialty Pay: 3.50% Detective/Investigations Sergeant, 3.50% School Resource Officer, 3.50% Traffic, 3.50% K9 Handler, 3.50% SWAT, 3.50% Integrated Arrest Tactics Training Lead, 3.50% Firearms Training Lead, 3.50% EVOC Training Lead, 3.50% Support Services Sergeant, 4.00% Field Training Officer (during period of assignment), 4.00% Corporal, 5.00% Out of Class pay.

Paid Time Off: 96-200 hours of paid vacation per year, 130 or 156 hours of paid leave per year in lieu of holidays, 96 hours of paid sick leave per year, front‑loaded sick leave bank of 80 hours upon hire, unused sick leave cash‑out (prorated) into HRA, paid bereavement leave.

Health Insurance: The City pays 100% of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees, 90% of medical and dental insurance premiums, 100% of vision insurance premiums for dependents, multiple plans from which to choose, high‑deductible health plan with health savings account (HSA) available, health reimbursement account/VEBA employer contribution available, city‑paid life insurance, long‑term disability, accidental death and dismemberment policy.

Retirement Plans: Deferred compensation plans (457), Washington State LEOFF II retirement system.

Uniforms and Clothing: Uniforms and equipment are provided by the City; clothing allowance of $1,000 upon assignment to non‑uniformed positions; $350 allowance per year thereafter; city‑paid uniform/clothing cleaning.

Scheduling: Popular 12‑hour rotating patrol…