Police Officer; Academy Graduate & Lateral

Overview

The City of Marysville (population 12,600) is a unique and charming city located in Yuba County and part of the Greater Sacramento area. Nicknamed the “Gateway to the Gold Fields” and one of California’s historic Gold Rush cities, Marysville is a vibrant center of distinctive shopping, dining, and entertainment. The City’s location and proximity to State Route 99 and State Route 70 provides easy access to many of the area’s major attractions such as the state capital of Sacramento and the Sutter Buttes.

Marysville offers a climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters suitable for year‑round leisure and recreation. The City hosts festivals and markets, and features Ellis Lake with boating and fishing, the Bok Kai Temple, and Bryant Field, home of the Marysville Drakes. Marysville is a convenient day trip from larger urban areas while maintaining a historic downtown and small‑town atmosphere.

Marysville is a charter city operating under the Council‑Manager form of government. The five‑member City Council consists of a Mayor and four Council Members, elected to serve four year terms.

Marysville is a full‑service city and provides services through six departments that include the City Manager’s Office, Community Development, Finance, Fire, Police and Public Works. City‑wide services are delivered with the assistance of more than 60 full‑time staff and a General Fund budget of nearly $14.3 million for FY 2022‑23.

We are a world class organization proudly serving a world class community. Just as the county of Yuba and other surrounding communities are rich with history and growing, so is the Marysville Police Department. We are building an organization of outstanding individuals focused on excellence in everything we do.

We are looking for exceptional individuals to join our team who are committed to working with their community in total partnership to improve the quality of life for everyone who works, lives and plays in our county. We are a diversified police department that embraces community‑oriented policing and focuses on creating a safe and secure community. We are a crime‑fighting organization focused on rooting out those who break the law.

We are a demanding organization and strive to be the premier law enforcement agency in the Western United States, offering a benefit package including educational incentives and the opportunity to work in every aspect of policing from crime scene forensics to being a member of the SWAT team, motor unit, and K9.

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

(position requirements at entry)

Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job is qualifying. These employment standards would typically be achieved by possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent, and possession of a P.O.S.T. Academy certificate within the last three years or employment as a Peace Officer in the State of California within the last three years;

or be eligible to be certified as a police officer by POST prior to date of hire. Possess a valid California driver’s license.

Knowledge of:

• Current rules of evidence, State and local laws affecting the work of the department;
• Contemporary technical and administrative phases of crime prevention and law enforcement including investigation and identification, patrol, traffic control, juvenile delinquency control, record keeping and care and custody of persons and property;
• Criminal law, with particular reference to the apprehension, arrest, and prosecution of persons committing misdemeanors and felonies, and of the laws of arrest, search and seizure, and rules of evidence;
• California Penal Code, department policies, rules, regulations and General Orders;
• Methods and techniques of conducting objective research;
• Con…