No reimbursement for training is required for those officers that maintain three years of continuous service with the department. A copy of the Agreement is available upon written request. Officers presently work twelve-hour shifts, and rotate every 28 days. The standard work period is 168 hours every 28 days. Uniforms are provided, but employees are responsible for their own weapon and leathergoods in accordance to the department's general orders.
Raises come after a twelve-month probationary period.
Each officer is also paid an annual uniform allowance, and officers with advanced college degrees also receive a bonus. Paychecks are issued on a two-week delay, every other Friday. New employees would not receive their first paycheck until after four weeks of employment. And those employees that have completed 12 years of service earn 160 hours of annual vacation per year. Each employee receives 12 paid holidays during the fiscal year.