Job Description
Overview RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS ONLY!!!!
RETIRED OFFICER (BGPD-R) PROGRAM
Kentucky Revised Statute 95.022 allows employers to hire retired police officers under the following guidelines:
Participated in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund (KLEFPF) under Kentucky Revised Statute 15.410-15.515 or retired as a commissioned officer pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute Chapter 16;
The officer retired from KERS, CERS, or SPRS with at least 20 years of service credit;
The officer retired with no administrative charges pending;
The retired officer has met the separation of employment requirements found in Kentucky Revised Statute 61.637.
Cannot have a prearranged agreement (Kentucky law prohibits a member from having a prearranged agreement, prior to his or her effective retirement date, to return to employment in any position with any participating agency. The member must certify on the Form 6000, "Notification of Retirement" that no prearranged agreement exists prior to retirement.)
Within 12 months of retirement Form 6751 is required
Must observe one month break in service (A member retires from a certified hazardous position and reemploys after retirement with a participating employer in a regular, full-time hazardous position. The member must observe a one (1) calendar month break in service.)
Form 6754 (see attachment - Form 6754)- Member Reemployment Certification is required from the officer if they retired less than 12 months from the contract date
The retired officer is accepting a position for a term not to exceed one (1) year.
The retired officer may continue to receive Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) retirement and insurance benefits but will not pay into a second retirement account.
Designation and Eligibility Must have retired from the City of Bowling Green Police Department and either still active with another law enforcement agency or not separated employment from the City of Bowling Green Police Department or other law enforcement agency no longer than 60 months; and
Must sign a contract (contract is on a rolling calendar year). The contract may be renewed each year with approval of the Chief of Police and the employee; and
Budgeted to work 2,080 hours per year (40 hours per week),
Retired in good standing with the employee's last evaluation was rated as an overall fully competent or better
Base pay and Salary Base pay range: $65,500.00/yr - $65,500.00/yr
Salary: $69,693per year
Responsibilities and Work Assignments Work Schedule: BGPD-R officers will work a flexible schedule to accommodate peak hour calls for service and special events. BGPD-R Officers will not be required for C-shift scheduling.
Work Assignments: BGPD-R Officers may be assigned to divisions that will best serve the Police Department and be a match to their experience and knowledge. This may include patrol, criminal investigations, logistics or training.
Pay Supplements and Benefits Supplemental Pay - Upon completion of basic training, sworn members of the Police and Fire departments, as well as any eligible civilian fire prevention officers, are paid a supplement from State funds as determined by the State. This supplement is paid separate from the employee's base pay rate.
Skill Based Pay - Certain supplements may be authorized as follows
Recruitment and Referral Incentives - As part of recruitment efforts, the City may offer incentive payments to current employees for referring known individuals for positions which the City determine to be difficult to fill or highly skilled. The terms of the pay schedule will be set by notification from the Human Resources office during the time of recruitment. Total amounts paid to an employee during a recruitment cycle may not exceed $2,000. Department heads are excluded from the referral program.
Leaves of Absence and Holidays - For more information about leaves of absence, see Chapter V
General Statement - Employees in the BGPD-R category are eligible for fifteen (days) or 120 hours of paid leave time per year. This paid leave time is a "use it or lose it" benefit, as it does not roll over from one year to the next. BGPD-R are not eligible for compensation time, only flex and/or overtime is allowed for hours worked over 40. All employees are eligible for injury, civil, bereavement, and military leave.
BGPD-R will be required to pass annual Essential Skills Testing and attend/maintain all in-service and mandatory training requirements.
BGPD-R will not be eligible for the Advanced and/or Master Police Officer Incentives.
The City of Bowling Green is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Other
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Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Work at office, Flexible hours, Shift work,