Police Officer - Lateral

• Analyze situations and adopt a quick, effective and reasonable course of action, particularly under conditions which are psychologically and emotionally stressful. Communicate effectively with persons in physical and/or emotional distress.
• Administer first aid or perform other lifesaving procedures in accordance with training.
• Write clear and accurate reports.
• Adapt to and utilize current and new technology, devices, equipment, computers and software.

• Use and care of firearms. Must be able to routinely qualify with and proficiently operate all assigned weapons, including the ability to accurately fire, clear malfunctions, disassemble and clean weapons.
• Driving motor vehicles under emergency and non-emergency conditions.
• Properly operating and maintaining police issued or assigned equipment.
• Observation and the ability to remember names, faces and details of incidents.

• The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, stand or sit for long periods of time (including driving).
• The employee must occasionally lift and carry equipment.
• The employee must possess sufficient physical strength, endurance and flexibility to perform rescue operations or other law enforcement duties. Examples of the situations officers may encounter, with varying degrees of frequency, during the performance of their duties include: quickly entering and exiting vehicles; lifting, moving and dragging heavy objects; climbing over or pulling oneself over obstacles; jumping down from elevated surfaces; climbing through openings; jumping over obstacles, balancing on uneven or narrow surfaces and using body force to gain entrance through barriers, move through heavy underbrush; and suddenly move out of the way of danger.
• The employee must posses sufficient physical strength, endurance and flexibility to run varying distances in pursuit of fleeing suspects and upon capture, must be capable of exerting sufficient force or exertion to physically subdue, restrain, control and arrest violent or combative subjects.
• The employee must be able to use hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and smell.
• The employee must speak clearly; hear and understand radio, telephone and normal range verbal communications.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work may be performed in an office setting or in the field which may include exposure to dangerous and hazardous situations. Working hours may be irregular or long, depending upon the demands of any given situation. The employee is subject to call-back for emergency situations. Physical hazard from traffic and violent offenders may be present.
• The employee frequently works in outside weather conditions, including possible extreme weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to working near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; with explosives; with firearms; and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, fire, smoke extreme cold, extreme heat, varying light conditions and vibration.
• The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.
• The employee may be exposed to personal danger, including but not limited to: armed and/or dangerous persons/animals; persons and/or articles having contagious/communicable diseases; hazards associated with emergency driving, vehicular surveillance, traffic control and working in and around traffic; hazards associated with natural and man- made disasters, the use and operation of electrical equipment.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to, and must effectively deal with morbid, repugnant or otherwise unpleasant situations.

Passing Score

Weight

Appraisal of Experience and Education/Training

70%

40%

Oral Board Examination

70%

60%

Employee Only

$150.00

Employee & Spouse

$300.00

Employee, Spouse & 1 Dependent

$350.00

Employee, Spouse & 2 Dependents

$400.00

Employee & 1 Dependent

$300.00

Employee & 2 Dependents

$350.00