Probationary Officer -
2007 Starting Salary $39,796 plus
educational bonuses. All uniforms and equipment furnished first year $1200.00 per year clothing and equipment allowance after
first year $1000.00 increase upon completion of probation period, plus
annual City increase Paid $40,000 Life Insurance Health and Accident Insurance Wellness Program Educational Bonuses Tuition Reimbursement Program Paid Vacations Paid Overtime Compensatory Time Accrual Shift Differential Specialty Bonus Pay for Specific Positions 16 paid Holidays Membership in Public Employee's Retirement Fund (PERF) 1. Salary: All recruit officers start at $39,796 per year for 2080 hours. This reflects an hourly rate of $19.13 per hour or an overtime rate of $28.69 per hour. Additional salary will be awarded through our Educational Bonuses (degree from accredited colleges in an approved field of study). An Associate degree earns an additional $500.00 per year, a Baccalaureate degree earns and additional $1,000 per year and a Masters Degree earns an additional $1,500 per year. Probationary Officers receive full pay while attending the 15-week basic session at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.
2. Shift Differential: Shift differential pay is 3.5% for second and third shift officers.
3. Vacations: Employees shall be entitled to a paid vacation as follows: One (1) year but less than five (5) years - 2 weeks paid vacation;
Five (5) years but less than ten (10) years - 3 weeks paid vacation;
Ten (10) years but less than fifteen (15) years - 4 weeks paid vacation;
Fifteen (15) years but less than twenty (20) years - 5 weeks paid vacation;
Twenty (20) years and more - 6 weeks paid vacation
4. Sick Leave: Presently there is no set amount of sick days.
5. Overtime: Overtime earned will be reimbursed to the police officer either in money or compensatory time off from duty at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the actual overtime earned by the officer. Officers called in from authorized off duty status will receive at least four (4) hours overtime. Court overtime shall be reimbursed a minimum of four (4) hours for any one session.
6. Rank Differential: There shall be an eight percent (8%) differential in pay between rank classifications.
7. Specialty Bonus: There are certain assignments that require training, knowledge, and initiative above and beyond what is normally expected of the employees. A pay category designated "Specialty Bonus" has been established to compensate those first class officers and Corporals who meet and maintain the requirements. The annual amount of bonus is $1,200.
8. Tuition Reimbursement: Eligible personnel will be reimbursed subject to appropriation upon completion, a maximum of two classes per semester. Tuition paid by an officer will be reimbursed upon proof of satisfactorily completing the courses toward the required major with a "C" or better grade as follows: 100 % for the grade of "A"; 90 % for the grade of "B"; or 80 % for the grade of "C".