Police Sergeant

PORT TOWNSEND CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Police Sergeant – Position Announcement and Civil Service Testing Information (City of Port Townsend will be accepting applications for Police Sergeant through September 18, 2026 to fill one vacancy.)

Note:

Completed application, cover letter, and resume are required. Applications submitted without a cover letter and resume or not documenting the required qualifications below will not be considered.

Residency requirement:
All police officers must reside within fifty (50) road miles of Port Townsend city limits within six months of hire date.

• At the time of appointment, an Associate degree or 90 college credit hours toward a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college.
• 7 years of experience as a police officer, preferably with an agency in Washington State.
• Valid driver's license and ability to maintain a driving record acceptable to the City's insurance carrier.
• WA State Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) or equivalent.
• Have not been separated from law enforcement for more than 60 months at the time of hire.
• Ability to complete CJTC's Pre‑Supervisors course within six months of hire date.
• Ability to complete CJTC's First Level Supervision course within one year of hire date.

• Sergeant or other supervisory experience.
• Completion of CJTC's Pre‑Supervisors course.
• Completion CJTC's First Level Supervision course.

Placement in this position is subject to a thorough background investigation, FBI fingerprint and criminal history check, motor vehicle record check, polygraph exam, psychological evaluation, medical exam, and drug screen.

• WA State LEOFF pension plan
• Optional 457 Deferred Comp with 50% match of up to 4% base earnings
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through WA Teamsters Welfare Trust Fund *
• Time loss/short-term disability insurance
• Retirees' Welfare Trust funded by employee
• Life & AD&D insurance
• Sick leave (earns 1 day per month)
• May be eligible for sick leave conversion annually
• Vacation (graduated accrual schedule starts at 8 hours per month)
• 12 paid holidays accrued at 10 hours per month **
• Up to 5 days of bereavement leave, if applicable
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Base pay: $

Total compensation range: $ per hour (including maximum potential longevity, educational incentive, and specialty pay)

• Annual increases until at step 5
• Longevity pay on a graduated schedule starting at 1% after 2 years up to 9% after 20 years
• Educational incentive: 3% for Associate's degree; 5% for Bachelor's degree
• Overtime pay
• Compensatory time
• $165 per pay period to respond to off‑duty phone calls
• Holiday pay (if scheduled or called in on a holiday)
• Specialty pay of 1% for assignment as detective
• Jury duty pay at regular rate during service
• Call‑back pay
• Plain clothes assignment and laundry allowance, when assigned by Chief

* Teamsters initiation fee is $100 and monthly dues are 2.25% of hourly wage x the base hourly rate rounded to the nearest dollar.

** Officers may be required to work on holidays.

Applications will be scored based on several job‑related factors including required qualifications and relevant work experience. The results of this application scoring are not factored into the final score. This is instead an examination that must be passed to proceed to the next step.

Candidate application scores will be ranked. Up to the top five candidates will be invited via email to participate in the supervisory skills and abilities test, currently scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the City of Port Townsend Police Department. Exact times to be determined closer to the testing date. Qualified internal applicants will be given priority for testing. As the City intends to limit testing to five candidates, in the event of a tie of application scores, the candidate with more years of relevant experience will be…