CITIZENSHIP
Applicant must be a United States Citizen
AGE
Applicant must be between the ages of 20-35 at the time of preliminary application
LICENSE
Applicant must have a valid drivers license
EDUCATION
Applicant must posses 60 hours of college credit or 2 years experience as a police officer, US military service, community service officer, or tradesman
PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST
Applicant must posses a valid POWER card by the
time of oral interviews
VISION
Applicant must have proper color and peripheral
vision and vision corrected to 20/40 in poorer
and 20/25 in the better eye
SALARY
STARTING:
$81,739.00
TOP PAY AFTER 6 YEARS
$122,523.00
MEDICAL
MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN
DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN
VISION INSURANCE PLAN
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
RETIREMENT
PENSION RETIREMENT
457b INVESTMENT OPTION
RETIREE HEALTH SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE
DAYS/AFTERNOONS:
8 HR SHIFTS
5 on 2 off / 5 on 3 off SCHEDULE
MIDNIGHT SHIFT:
9 HR SHIFTS
5 on 3 off SCHEDULE
CONDITIONAL OFFER
Applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must successfully complete a medical examination, polygraph test, & psychological exam
1. PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
GO TO JOINMPPD.ORG AND TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
2. WRITTEN TEST
TAKE OUR WRITTEN EXAMINATION. APPLICANTS WHO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE WILL MOVE ON TO ORAL INTERVIEWS
3. ORAL INTERVIEW
APPLICANTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A STRUCTURED INTERVIEW PANEL WITH OUR BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS
4. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, INCLUDING A POLYGRAPH TEST
5. CONDITIONAL OFFER
APPLICANTS WHO RECEIVE A CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A MEDICAL EXAMINATION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM