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Do you have what it takes to be part of the "Lauderhill Family?"   
   

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Lauderhill Police Officer?

  • Candidate must be at least 19 years of age (no maximum age limit). Valid birth certificate must be supplied. Documentation of any name change(s) must be provided.

  • Candidate must be a United States citizen. If naturalized, a copy of the naturalization papers must be provided.

  • Candidate must never have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving perjury or false statements.

  • Candidate must have a valid high school diploma or equivalent.

  • Candidate must possess a Social Security Card.

  • If candidate has been in the military, must not have been discharged under other than honorable conditions. A copy of the DD-214 is required and will be verified.

  • Candidate must have passed a physical examination by a licensed physician. Medical exam and 7-panel drug screening will be required.

  • Candidate must posses a valid Driver's License with current address.

Citizen Comments

  1. Must complete the CJ-BAT with a score of 80 or higher.

  2. Submit a completed, comprehensive application for employment, with required documents as requested.

  3. Successfully complete a physical agility and swim test. (Developed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and accepted by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a standardized pre-employment test.)

  4. Successfully complete an oral review board.

  5. Successfully complete a polygraph examination &/or CVSA administered by a Licensed Polygraph Examiner &/or a CVSA Examiner.

  6. Successfully complete a comprehensive psychological examination administered by a Licensed Psychologist.

  7. Successfully complete a physical examination, including an urinalysis for illegal drug use.

  8. Successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation. (Investigation includes educational and military record verification; interviews with current and former neighbors, friends and employers; interviews with relatives; arrest and driving records and more.

  9. Lateral Entry applicants for entry-level police officer positions from out-of-state are accepted.

E-Mail our recruiter for more information.

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The City of Lauderhill is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Citizen Comments

Lauderhill Police Officers are entitled to these great benefits:

  • Assigned Vehicle Program - Non-Probationary officers are provided with a "take home" cruiser that is assigned to them. This program is seniority based and contingent to availability.

  • Health Insurance Coverage (PPO & HMO offered) - The City pays 55% of Family Coverage costs and 100% of the single member's costs for Humana HMO plans. The cost of the available plans for 2004-2005 are:

    • PPO Single Coverage: $43.43 bi-weekly

    • PPO Family Coverage: $246.02 bi-weekly

    • HMO Single Coverage: $0

    • HMO Family Coverage: $111.65 bi-weekly

  • Dental Insurance (Cigna PPO & HMO coverage offered)

    • PPO Single Coverage: $0

    • PPO Family Coverage: $33.66 bi-weekly

    • HMO Single Coverage: $0

    • HMO Family Coverage: $18.77 bi-weekly

  • Life Insurance - Group Term (Benefit fully paid for by City; 2 x annual salary to max. of $150,000)

  • 125 Flexible Benefit Plan (Can receive tax credit on covered expenses)

  • Holidays (11 paid holidays + 1 personal day)

  • Safety Day (1 day per year based upon Department's safety record)

  • Blood Time (4 hours of time off for donating blood when City is the sponsor of the drive.)

  • Sick Leave (12 days accrued bi-weekly).

  • Sick Leave Buy-Back - Members can accrue unlimited sick time on the books or choose to sell back the unused time to the City. The break-down for this is:

    • From 20-60 days - 37 1/2%

    • Over 60 days - 50%

  • Healthy Bonus Days - Officers are awarded 12 hours of incentive time for every six months that they do not call out sick, providing up to 24 hours per year of accrual potential.

  • AD&D Insurance (Benefit fully paid for by City; 2 X annual salary to maximum of $150,000)

  • Uniforms and Duty Gear, including Glock Model 22, furnished at no cost to employee

    • Uniform Maintenance Allowance of $150 per uniformed officer per year.

    • Clothing Allowance of $375 per year for detectives

  • Educational Assistance Program (Tuition reimbursed for approved courses of study, based upon the state rate).

  • Pension The LPD had a F.S.S. Chapter 185 plan /defined benefit pension plan for all sworn members. Some of the pension plan highlights are:

    • Retirement 20 years of service regardless of age

    • 5 year vesting

    • Benefit accrual rate of 3.5% for years of service

    • Employee contribution to the pension plan is 10%

    • Five year buy-back of qualified military or other approved service at the expense of the employee.

    • Five year Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)

  • Public Employees Deferred Compensation plan

  • Short-Term Disability (2/3 of weekly gross to maximum of $300 per week).

  • Annual Physical Provided

  • Longevity - 2% Longevity Pay after 10 years of service.

  • Vacation (After 1 year anniversary)

    • 1-4 years - 10, 12-hour days
    • 5-9 years - 13, 12-hour days
    • 10 & over - 17, 12-hour days

  • Weight Room & Fitness Center: Our new headquarters has a complete weight room and fitness center inside. All members can use the facility. Both shower and locker room facilities are on-site as well. 

Citizen Comments

The Lauderhill Police Department maintains very competitive benefits and salaries as compared to the rest of Florida:

Police Cadet -----$29,700.00 (no prior law enforcement experience)

Police Officer ----$42,895.35 as of 10-01-2007 (Florida Standards Police Academy Certification with no prior experience).
  Note: Officer and Sergeant salaries are subject to contract negotiations, their current contract is in the ratification process and should be available soon.
 
    The pay matrix for the rank of officer is:
Year  in Rank Expires 10-01-07
1 42,895.35
2 43,967.60
3 45,286.90
4 46,644.61
5 48,509.89
6 50,449.91
7 52,468.82
8 55,091.85
9 57,846.70
10 60,738.57
11 63,776.80

Citizen Comments

The Patrol Division's sworn personnel work a 12-hour shift. Each officer works, on average, 14 shifts per month. The schedule is very "family friendly", allowing at least 26 three-day weekends per year for every officer, regardless of seniority.

This is a two-week schedule that repeats itself. To visualize the schedule helps understand the value of this type of schedule, both to the officer, his/her family, and to the Department:

Our officers are very happy with this schedule as it provides them with time outside of work to spend with family or just to relax.

We encourage quality candidates to examine the work schedule at any agency that they may be looking at. Working an 8-hour shift means that the officer will have to work 52 extra shifts per year than our officers do. That is 52 extra times per year that the officer cannot spend with his/her loved ones and 52 times per year that the officer will not be able to make the little league game or dance recital.

Further, most agencies use seniority to pick shifts and days off. With an 8-hour shift, this typically means that officers spend their first 5 years on either the 4pm - 12am or 11pm - 7am shift, typically with Mondays and Tuesdays off. This schedule is simply not as "family friendly" as the schedule the Lauderhill Police Department offers.

We have found that this schedule produces much happier officers, officers who can concentrate on providing quality, personalized services rather than have to be distracted about family issues. The Department is confident that quality candidates see the value of such a schedule. We have been quite successful in recruiting high quality candidates to be part of the Lauderhill Family as well as part of his/her own family.

Candidates are encouraged to compare our benefits, compensation package, and schedule to that of any  other agency. Bar none, the total package that the Lauderhill Police Department offers is the greatest offered. By choosing a career with the Lauderhill Police Department, officers can work a 20 year career and retire regardless of age with 70% of his/her average final compensation for the rest of his/her life as a pension. This is a significant benefit for the career minded officer. Nowhere else in the South Florida region will a quality candidate find an agency that offers so much.