Police Officer

Applications accepted through 10/11/2026 at 11:59 PM Mountain time.

Other Important Dates Written Exams Completion Deadline: 10/14/2026Oral Boards to be Conducted the week of: 10/12/2026 Commensurate to years of Service: $48.39 - $53.77 hourly Summary The Police Officer is a safety-sensitive position that is involved with the complex and specialized activities required to maintain civil order, the preservation of the public peace, protection of life and property, detection and prevention of crime, apprehension of criminals, knowledge and enforcement of laws and ordinances.

Each Officer will be held to a high standard of performance within that structure.

The Police Officer reports to a Sergeant and higher tenured Officers may serve as a temporary shift supervisor in the absence of the Sergeant.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The below list is intended to illustrate the responsibilities of the position and is not all-encompassing.

The Town may change these duties at any time.

Regularly patrols throughout the community, performs complex investigations, renders service, enforces traffic and criminal laws and generally provides for the safety of the publicPatrols school zones and performs routine business checksAttends Town functions to stay connected to the communityPerforms first aid and lifesaving aid within the scope of training, when necessaryResponds to calls regarding public disturbances, complaints, criminal, civil or emergency situations, provides emergency medical assistance, as necessaryEnforces traffic laws, vehicle codes and promotes traffic safety, notes illegal or unsafe driving practices and advises or makes arrests, as appropriate; investigates accidents, directs traffic, reports unsafe road conditions and otherwise promotes vehicular and pedestrian safetyDetects and prevents criminal activities by surveillance of commercial and residential areas, investigates suspicious activity and takes steps to prevent criminal actions, promotes crime prevention by initiating contact with businesses and residents, including explaining applicable laws, soliciting cooperation in crime reporting and otherwise creating good rapport with citizensRemains alert for stolen property and wanted or missing personsProvides code enforcement and animal control activities, as needed, issues appropriate citations and takes immediate action to mitigate problems and disputesProcesses suspects and completes appropriate computer research to investigate criminal history prior to their release, may transport suspects to detention facilities as necessaryInvestigates, protects and preserves crime scenes and assists other officers, protects evidence, takes testimony from witnesses, and assists detectives in specialized investigations, follows up on cases, may photograph and/or sketch crime scenes and accidentsCommunicates effectively with fellow officers or other la...