Red Oak Police Department

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  1. Police Officer Testing Annoucenment_20180723

 

 CITY OF RED OAK

POLICE DEPARTMENT

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATION

DATE OF EXAM: September 1st, 2018

 The Red Oak Police Department is seeking applicants for: 

ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER & LATERAL ENTRY POLICE OFFICER 

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted until August 24th, 2018, at 5:00 pm.  All City of Red Oak job openings are posted at http://www.redoaktx.org/908/Employment and applications can be submitted electronically through this employment portal. The City of Red Oak Public Library provides computer and internet access to applicants that are unable to apply electronically.  The City of Red Oak Municipal Center and Library is located at 200 Lakeview Parkway, Red Oak, TX, 75154.  Applications must be electronically submitted by Friday, August 24th, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.  The date of the entrance examination is September 1st, 2018.

Starting pay

Starting pay for a Police Officer is $50,000.00 annually upon completion of the Police Academy unless the applicant qualifies for lateral entry police officer position which could raise the starting pay up to $56,243 DOQ.  

Lateral Entry

Applicants that are TCOLE certified and have previous experience may qualify for the lateral entry program.  These applicants starting salary will be determined by the applicants previous certified full time law enforcement experience up to a maximum starting salary of Step 4 on the Red Oak Police Department pay scale.  These applicants shall not have a break in service from a comparable sized city/agency or larger and shall have two or more consecutive full time years of experience at said agency.  Qualifying applicants can refer to the below chart:

  Completed years in service without a break   Moves to Step
  2 Years   Step 1
  3-4 Years   Step 2
  5-6 Years   Step 3
  7+Years   Step 4

 

 Lateral Entry Signing Bonus   

Applicants that qualify for the lateral entry program can receive a signing bonus.  Applicants that are hired at steps 1 or 2 of the Red Oak Police Department pay scale are eligible to receive a $2500 signing bonus upon successful completion of the FTO program.  Applicants that are hired at steps 3 or 4 of the Red Oak Police Department pay scale are eligible to receive a $4000 signing bonus upon successful completion of the FTO program.   Oak l

 

2018 RED OAK POLICE DEPARTMENT STEP PLAN

RANK

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

RECRUIT

$45,000-Yearly

Recruit pay until the recruit graduates from the regional police academy and passes the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Examination.

 

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

STEP 6

OFFICER

$50,000-Yearly

$52,000-Yearly

$54,080-Yearly

$56,243-Yearly

$58,493-Yearly

$60,833-Yearly

 

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

 

 

SERGEANT

$67,000-Yearly

$69,680-Yearly

$72,467-Yearly

$75,366-Yearly

 

 

 

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

 

 

LIEUTENANT

$81,685-Yearly

$84,953-Yearly

$88,351-Yearly

$91,885-Yearly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Starting pay

ting pay for a Police Officer is $50,000.00 annually upon completion of the Police Academy unless the applicant qualifies for lateral entry police officer position which could raise the starting pay up to $56,243 DOQ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Red Oak Police Department is seeking applicants for:


ENTRY LEVEL POLICE OFFICER & LATERAL ENTRY POLICE OFFICER