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Lateral officer

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Minimum Qualifications

Lateral candidates must meet all of the requirements for entry-level Mountain View Police Officer, have 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college,  must possess a valid California Basic POST Certificate, must be a minimum of 21 years old, and must have been employed as a law enforcement officer in good standing in the State of California within the last three years. You must complete all MVPD hiring components, including:

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  • Department Interview

  • Personal History Statement (PHS)

  • Background Investigation

  • Polygraph Examination

  • Written Psychological Test

  • Psychological Interview and Evaluation

  • Medical Evaluation

Benefits & Perks

Lateral personnel retain 3% at 50 CalPERS retirement benefit for "Classic" members and 2.7% at 57 for new members. Retiree medical benefits allow personnel to vest after a period of five (5) years, and laterals will also have an abbreviated FTO program commensurate with their experience. 

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Annual Salary for lateral starts at: $137,592.26 - $200,760.00* Annually

*Top step with holiday-in-lieu and Advanced POST + BA/BS degree, specialty pay incentive, and bilingual pay incentive.

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Some of the additional offerings for lateral include: 

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Health Insurance: The City of Mountain View pays a maximum of $2,724 per month for officer coverage. 

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Retiree Medical: The City of Mountain View pays up to 92% of two-party or family rate (the POA contributes an additional $150 per month towards medical expenses).

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Sleeping Facility: The facility is paid for by the City and is available for officer use. 

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Life Insurance: The City pays premium for coverage of five (5) times the annual salary up to a maximum of $600,000.

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Tuition Reimbursement: Up to a $20,000 lifetime maximum for accredited college course work (bachelor's or master's degree) or leadership programming; $2,000 per year for training courses or completion of individual college courses.

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$5,000 Hiring Bonus

The $5,000 new hire bonus is reserved for new hires; current City of Mountain View employees are not eligible. Bonus is paid in two payments: $2,500 in your first paycheck and $2,500 following successful completion of the probationary period.

Ready To Join the MVPD Family?

Contact

Address: 1000 Villa Street

Mountain View, CA 94041

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Recruiting Sergeant: Sergeant Chris Vigil

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​Email: Chris.Vigil@mountainview.gov

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