Police Officer - Lateral

Police Officer

The Menomonee Falls Police Department is seeking experienced police officers for an expedited lateral entry hiring process. Candidates with at least one (1) year of full-time experience as a certified law enforcement officer or those who have successfully completed the Wisconsin Basic Law Enforcement Recruit Academy are eligible to participate. Lateral entry candidates will begin the hiring process immediately upon receipt of their application and will experience an expedited process with the intent of beginning employment within weeks rather than months in a traditional process. The lateral entry program may provide accelerated salary incentives for qualified candidates. Lateral entry candidates may be credited with their prior years of service for determining initial vacation day allowance and they are credited with thirty (30) days of paid sick leave immediately upon being hired.

This position reports to the Patrol Bureau Supervisor. Responsible for performing a variety of tasks associated with police patrol, criminal and municipal law enforcement, the maintenance of order, public protection and safety, and other basic police services. Duties exist in the areas of traffic monitoring, control, and enforcement; motor vehicle crash investigation; patrol, observation, and inspection; responding to routine and emergency requests for police assistance; the investigation and reporting of law violations; other similar functions.

General tasks associated with this position are based on results of the more specific Employee Job Task Analysis.

Please refer to the Police Officer Recruitment & Selection Guidelines document for complete details.

Primary Work Location: Village Hall, W156N8480 Pilgrim Road, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Collective Bargaining Agreement Salary Schedule (as of 03-1-26) - Inclusive of Educational Incentive

Police Officer - Hourly - Annually

Start - $39.72 - $82,617.60

1 year - $44.22 - $91,977.60

2 years - $45.54 - $94,723.20

3 years - $47.98 - $99,798.40

*Note: these rates are inclusive of the $50/month education incentive awarded to employees that have earned an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice (or related field) or 60 college credits.

Lateral Entry Process

• Applicants with at least one (1) year of full time law enforcement are eligible for an expediated lateral entry process.
• The Chief of Police has discretion to select eligible applicants to participate in the expediated lateral entry process.
• The expediated lateral entry process shall consist of the following events/actions:
• A minimum of two (2) exercises from the assessment center.
• Combined Police and Fire Commission and Chief of Police interview.
• All top applicants and appointments are subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, psychological evaluation, physical fitness screening, hearing, vision evaluation, medical examination and drug test.

Based on the results of the process described above, the candidate may be certified by the Police and Fire Commission. Once certified, candidates are added to an unranked eligibility pool. A candidate remains eligible for eighteen (18) months from the date certified. The Chief of Police may appoint any candidate currently in the eligibility pool contingent upon successfully completing a background investigation, psychological evaluation, physical fitness screening, hearing, vision evaluation, medical examination and drug test.

The Menomonee Falls Police Department offers a $10,000 Recruitment and Retention Incentive to lateral hires. This incentive will be paid as follows:

• $2,000 upon release from field training
• $4,000 upon completion of the probationary period (18 months)
• $4,000 upon the 3-year anniversary of employment

Re-Application Procedures

1. Any applicant not certified to the eligibility pool may reapply after six (6) months from the date of original application.
2. Any candidate certified to the eligibility list who is not appointed by the Chief of Police within 18 months of such certification may reapply under this procedure unless the applicant has been disqualified as a result of conclusive findings in the background investigation.
3. All re-applications are considered as new applications and are processed in the same manner as such.
4. Applicants may update information on their application by notifying the Police Chief's Administrative Assistant in writing of the change.

The Village of Menomonee Falls provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, the Village will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.