Applicant Information
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Benefits
- Officers can receive up to 22% in additional pay to their base salary:
- Qualifying Special Assignments = 5%
- Education and Certification = up to 17%
- Longevity = 2%
- Officer requests for external training opportunities are highly supported by the department.
- Department-wide split weekend off-days for patrol.
- Minimal “black-out dates” for officer time-off requests, with only one weekend a year established as such. This is to ensure staffing for West Linn’s Old Time Fair, which typically occurs on the second or third weekend of July.
- Time-off requests are often approved, even for major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day), as long as minimum staffing is fulfilled.
Wellness Hour
WLPD is proud to offer all of our staff a paid workout hour and provided gym in the department. For patrol staff, this can be taken during the first or last hour of their shift during scheduled overlaps, as long as minimum staffing requirements are fulfilled.
Lateral Applicants:
| BENCHMARK | WAGE SCALE STEP | $ | YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Step 1 Entry Pay | $74,523 | N/A |
| N/A | Step 2 Pay | $78,547 | N/A |
| 2+ years and up to 3 year officer | Step 3 Pay | $82,789 | New Hire; 2+ years' experience |
| 3+ years and up to 4 year officer | Step 4 Pay | $87,260 | 3+ years' experience |
| 4+ year officer | Step 5 Pay | $91,972 | 4+ years' experience |
| 4+ years' experience and off probation | Step 6 Pay | $96,938 | 5+ years |
| Associates Degree | 2% |
| Intermediate Certificate | 5% |
| Intermediate Cert. & Associates Degree | 7% |
| Bachelor Degree | 10% |
| Advanced Certificate | 10% |
| Advanced Cert. & Associates Degree | 12% |
| Intermediate Cert. & Bachelor Degree | 13% |
| Advanced Cert. & Bachelor Degree | 17% |
Vacation:
Lateral-hire employees will be placed on the vacation tier accrual based on the employee’s full years of law enforcement service, based on years of service consistent with the definition of lateral officer. A lateral officer is one who is Oregon DPSST certified, or out of state equivalent as determined by the city, who has left in good standing from another law enforcement agency, with at least two years of experience.
Less than 3 years.................................................100 working hours annually
More than 3, less than 5 ..................................116 working hours annually
More than 5, less than 8 ..................................140 working hours annually
More than 8, less than 11 ................................168 working hours annually
More than 11, less than 15 .............................184 working hours annually
More than 15, less than 20 .............................208 working hours annually
More than 20…….................................................224 work hours annually
VEBA
The city recognizes the enhanced benefits of tenured employees with the department as well as a common goal to assist employees with current and prospective health care benefits. In efforts to meet both objectives, the city provides a longevity incentive with contributions towards an HRA/VEBA account to individual employees. Bargaining unit employees with continuous service with the police department are eligible for the following HRA/VEBA contribution to their individual accounts:
- 0-60 months completed $100/month
- 61 months to 120 months completed $200/month
- 121 months to 180 months completed $270/month
- 181+ months $360/month
Sergeant Applicants
Upon their start date, externally hired employees for a WLPD sergeant position will be front-loaded 40 hours of vacation time and 40 hours of sick leave.
Shift Configurations
- Shift rotations begin April 1 and October 1.
- Sergeants and officers bid every six months, by department seniority.
- The patrol division shares split weekends by operating on two squads:
- Sunday through Wednesday workdays, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday off
- Wednesday through Saturday workdays, with Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday off
- The overlap Wednesday provides opportunities for training, meetings, and general departmental needs.
- Three shifts are available:
- Days: 6:00am-4:00pm
- Swings: 12:00 pm-10:00pm
- Nights: 8:00pm-6:00am
- A separate “priority bid” for vacation ensures all officers have a guaranteed, consecutive or split, if chosen, two-weeks off available to them each rotation.
