SALARY + BENEFITS
POLICE RADIO DISPATCHER

POLICE RADIO DISPATCHER I - TRAINEE

While completing the Police Radio Dispatcher Training Program and on the job training (first year).
Base salary effective January 1, 2019:
  • $38,220 per year
  • $3,185 per month
  • $18.38 per hour​
*EXCLUDES CURRENT INCENTIVE PAY OF ADDITIONAL $2.00 PER HOUR WORKED. SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

ADDITIONAL PAY MAY INCLUDE

  • Night differential
  • Overtime: 1.5 times the base hourly rate
  • Meal allowance for overtime work​

VACATION / SICK LEAVE / HOLIDAYS

  • 21 days of paid vacation per year (accrued monthly at 14 hours each month)
  • 21 days of paid sick leave per year (accrued monthly at 14 hours each month)
  • Leave days are based on eight (8) hour shifts. 
  • 13 paid holidays per year (14 in election year)

DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Withdrawal of Federal/State taxes from any contributions to this plan is deferred until retirement.

MEDICAL/DENTAL COVERAGE

City-subsidized medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plans with option to pay premiums from pre-tax earnings.

POLICE RADIO DISPATCHER II - SOLO

After successfully completing the training and probationary period of the PRD-I position.
Base salary effective  January 1, 2019:
  • $43,008 per year
  • $3,584 per month
  • $20.68 per hour
*EXCLUDES CURRENT INCENTIVE PAY OF ADDITIONAL $2.00 PER HOUR WORKED. SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

RETIREMENT

  • Normal Retirement
    • ​Age 60 w/10 years of service
  • Early Retirement (Age Penalty*
    • Age 55 w/25 years of service
  • Multiplier of 1.72%
  • Vesting at 10 years of service

EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT

Higher education reimbursement up to $600 per session/$9,600 per fiscal year of accredited undergraduate college courses, pending availability of funds. Other monetary limits apply for graduate and doctorate courses.