Police Officer

Salary: $65,468.00 – $81,467.00 Annually

Closing Date: 4/6/2025

Position Summary:

As a Patrol Officer, you will play a pivotal role in our community. By engaging with residents, fostering relationships, and addressing community concerns, you’ll directly impact the lives of those we serve. Your work will contribute to maintaining public peace, protecting lives, and preventing crime. Elkhorn is more than just a city; it’s a close-knit community where your efforts as a Patrol Officer will help preserve the harmony that makes it a special place to live and work.

Essential Functions:

• Patrol assigned areas of the City in order to maintain the peace; discover and prevent the commission of crimes; enforce laws, regulations, and ordinances; respond to and investigate alarms; perform security checks of business, public and residential premises; assist stranded, distressed or injured motorists; and respond to complaints, traffic accidents, requests from persons requiring assistance and other emergency calls.
• Perform traffic control duties at accidents, special events, and other emergency situations.
• Conduct investigations of alleged or suspected criminal activity; determine what, if any, crime has been committed; identify, collect, preserve and process evidence; locate and interview victims and witnesses; and identify and interrogate suspects.
• Search persons, vehicles, and property to locate and collect evidence of a crime.
• Prepare and serve search and arrest warrants; and serve subpoenas or other court orders.
• Prepare necessary reports and documentation for investigations, arrests, accidents, citation or other incidents.
• Testify in criminal and civil court proceedings; give depositions.
• Maintain vehicles and equipment in order to ensure dependable, efficient and safe operation by servicing, cleaning and polishing when necessary.
• Participate in ongoing training and education.

Requirements:

• Must have a valid driver’s license with good driving record.
• Must be 18+ years of age.
• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must be able to react quickly and effectively to stressful situations.
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent moral character.
• Must be able to use all standard law enforcement equipment.
• Able to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• No felony convictions, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or other crime that results in the prohibition of possession of a firearm.
• Must possess within five years of the start date of employment, an associate degree from a Wisconsin Technical College System district or its accredited equivalent from another state or a minimum of 60 fully accredited college level credits in any subject.
• Must have completed the basic training requirements of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board for certification as a law enforcement officer, or must successfully complete the required training within the original probationary period.