Police Officer – Lateral
Salary: $72,511.00 – $83,211.00 Annually
Closing Date: 6/8/2026
Position Summary:
The department is currently looking for Police Officer Candidates who are ready to answer the call for a challenging and rewarding career in law enforcement. Our police officers receive comprehensive training in a state-of-the-art training facility, and all uniforms and equipment are provided. We offer many opportunities to serve, to include our 6 District Police Stations and over 50 specialized units.
Essential Functions:
- Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, patrolling a designated area in the county to preserve peace and to prevent and discover the commission of crime, directing traffic at pedestrian crossings and street intersections, enforcing motor vehicle operating and parking regulations, and performing communication functions.
- A Police Officer is also required to conduct preliminary investigations at the scene of a crime, administer first aid, gather evidence, obtain witnesses, make arrests, and testify as a witness in court.
- Employees work varying shifts and may be called upon to work irregular hours.
Requirements:
- Experience: 1 (one) year of full-time law enforcement officer experience recognized by MCPD; i.e., work as a sworn, government agent with full arrest powers
- Education: Graduation from High School.
- Other: Be a U. S. citizen -OR- permanent legal resident of the United States who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces, and who has applied to obtain United States Citizenship, and the application is still pending approval; and not less than twenty-one (21) years old as of the anticipated first day of employment as a sworn Police Officer.
- License: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class “C” (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant’s state of residence
Preferred Requirements:
- Preferred minimum qualifications criteria screening questions
- Interview preference criteria