Police Officer - Current Academy Attendees and Graduates

Police Officer - Current Academy Attendees and Graduates

Current Base Salary: $102,606.40 - $124,779.20 annually (+2% COLA in July 2027)

In addition to a competitive salary, CalPERS Retirement and a generous benefits package this position offers opportunities for special assignments including K9, Hostage Negotiation, FTO, Traffic Motorcycle Officers, Investigations and SWAT. There are also opportunities for career advancement and department funded training opportunities.

Special Pays as a sworn Police Officer:

Uniform Pay: 1.5% of Step 5 of Police Officer annual salary

POST Certificate Pay: 5% for POST Intermediate Certificate, 7% for POST Advanced or Supervisory Certificates.

Bilingual Pay: up to $200 per month

Field Training Officer, Traffic Officer, Detective, K-9 Officer: 5% as assigned

SWAT: 2.5% as assigned

Shift Differential: 3% if assigned to swing shift, 5% if assigned to graveyard shift

Longevity Pay: 5% after 5 years, 10% after 8 years, 12.5% after 15 years of service with the City

Benefits as a sworn Police Officer:

CalPERS Retirement: 3% at 55 for "classic" members, 2.7% at 57 for new members. Those hired as a Trainee, will be enrolled as a Miscellaneous member of CalPERS until graduation of the academy.

CalPERS Health Program: City pays 95% of Bay Area Kaiser rate premium for employee and eligible dependents

Dental/Vision/EAP/Life/LTD Insurance: paid 100% by City

Holiday Pay: 156 hours per year

Sick Leave: earn 96 hours per year with unlimited accrual

Compensatory Time Off Bank: earn hours at 1.5 times actual hours worked up to 240 hours

Vacation Time: earn 80-200 hours per year depending on years of service

Cash in Lieu of Medical/Dental Benefits: receive 50% of Kaiser Bay Area premium and Dental premium as cash payment (with proof of other insurance for employee and eligible dependents)

Paid Parental Leave – up to 8 weeks (or equivalent hours) of paid time for qualifying family bonding

For more information regarding the benefits associated with this position, visit our website and look at the Memorandum of Understanding and Employee Benefits.

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The Position

If you are currently attending or have recently graduated from a California POST accredited Police Academy you are invited to apply for this position.

The Department

The Petaluma Police Department is dedicated to providing the best law enforcement services to the community and it prides itself on community involved programs. Petaluma has a population of approximately 60,000 and encompasses nearly 14 square miles situated 40 miles north of San Francisco Bay Area on U.S. 101, and 30 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. The Police Department staffing includes 84.5 full time employees, including one Chief, one Deputy Chief, four Lieutenants, nine Sergeants, forty-seven Officers, and other support staff. In addition, the department has two K-9 Officers, Traffic Unit, Motorcycle Patrol, SWAT Team, Investigations Unit, and Reserve Community Service Officer Program (Volunteer). The Petaluma Police Department is proactive in Community Oriented Policing Philosophy.

Class Characteristics

General supervision is provided by the Police Sergeant; responsibilities may include the indirect supervision of officers and/or support staff.

This is the working level class in law enforcement, performing all duties required to effectively respond to and resolve the normal scope of peace officer situations. Incumbents may be assigned to patrol, traffic, juvenile, crime pre­vention or other police-related functions. This class is distinguished from uniformed civilian police-related classes by the responsibility and authority associated with designation as a sworn peace officer under the laws of the state. It is further distinguished from the Police Sergeant class in that the latter is a first-line supervisor responsible for assigned officers and other support staff.