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Salary and Benefits
Police Officer
$35.41 - $47.45 Hourly$6,138.00 - $8,225.00 Monthly
$73,652.80 - $98,696.00 Annually*
Police Dispatcher
$26.27 - $31.94 Hourly$4,554.00 - $5,536.00 Monthly
$54,641.60 - $66,435.20 Annually*
Community Services Officer
$22.24 - $27.03 Hourly$3,855.00 - $4,686.00 Monthly
$46,259.20 - $56,222.40 Annually*
*26 pay periods per year
Benefits
Retirement: CalPERS Retirement System
Sworn Safety Employees
Hire Date
Retirement Formula
Employee Contribution
Final Compensation Formula
Tier 1
Hired on or before January 20, 2011
3%@50
9%
1 Year
Tier 2
Hired on January 21, 2011 through December 31, 2012
3%@55
9%
1 Year
Tier 3
Hired on or after January 1, 2013*
2.7%@57
12.25%
3 Years
Non-Sworn Safety Employees
Hire Date
Retirement Formula
Employee Contribution
Final Compensation Formula
Tier 1
Hired on or before January 20, 2011
3%@60
8%
1 Year
Tier 2
Hired on January 21, 2011 through December 31, 2012
2.5%@55
8%
1 Year
Tier 3
Hired on or after January 1, 2013*
2%@62
6.25%
3 Years
Hire Date
Retirement Formula
Employee Contribution
Final Compensation Formula
Tier 1
Hired on or before January 20, 2011
3%@50
9%
1 Year
Tier 2
Hired on January 21, 2011 through December 31, 2012
3%@55
9%
1 Year
Tier 3
Hired on or after January 1, 2013*
2.7%@57
12.25%
3 Years
|
Hire Date |
Retirement Formula |
Employee Contribution |
Final Compensation Formula |
Tier 1 |
Hired on or before January 20, 2011 |
3%@60 |
8% |
1 Year |
Tier 2 |
Hired on January 21, 2011 through December 31, 2012 |
2.5%@55 |
8% |
1 Year |
Tier 3 |
Hired on or after January 1, 2013* |
2%@62 |
6.25% |
3 Years |
*CalPERS Classic Members hired on or after January 1, 2013 will be enrolled in the Tier 2 retirement formula.
P.O.S.T. Incentive Program: (Sworn only) 5% for Intermediate POST Certificate and 10% for Advanced POST Certificate
Vacation: After six months of continuous employment, vacation is available to employees as accumulated. Employees earn paid vacation as follows:
Months of Service |
Vacation Hours Authorized Per Year |
Accrual Rate Per Pay Period |
0-60 Months |
80 |
3.077 |
61-120 Months |
120 |
4.615 |
Over 120 Months |
160 |
6.154 |
Sick Leave: 3.692 hours per pay period (96 hours/ year).
Sick Leave Conversion: Employees may convert a portion of accumulated sick leave to pay or vacation time per year. The employee is notified by Human Resources if they are eligible for this conversion.
Unused Sick Leave Reimbursement: Option to convert unused sick time into added years of service for sworn safety only.
Holiday Leave/Pay: 124 hours of holiday time off per year.
Out-Of-Class Pay: 5% for working out-of-class.
- $30/month for at least 5 years but less than 10 years of service
- $40/month for at least 10 years but less than 15 years of service
- $45/month for at least 15 years but less than 20 years of service
- $50/month for 20 or more years of service
Physical Fitness Program: Voluntary program where the employee can earn up to 40 hours of paid time off per year.
Cafeteria Style Benefits Plan:
- No City Health Care $115.00
- Employee Only $644.72
- Employee +1 Dependent $1,129.32
- Employee +2 or more Dependents $1,474.58
Life Insurance: City paid life insurance equal to employee’s annual salary. Employee may purchase more life insurance at a cost of $0.95 per $10,000.00 of coverage (Max of $500,000).
Employee Assistance Program: Six sessions for the employee and their family at no cost.
Deferred Compensation: 457 deferred compensation plan option.
Tuition Reimbursement: Max of $1,000.00.
Bilingual Pay: Additional $60 per month.
Uniform Allowance:
- Police Officer, Trainee, and Sergeant - $800.00
- Animal Control Officer and Community Services Officer - $650.00
- Police Dispatcher and Police Services Technician - $600.00
Computer Loan Program: $2,500.00 interest free loan for computer and related equipment.