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West Richland Police Department - LATERAL

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Contact Information

West Richland Police Department - LATERAL
3805 W. Van Giesen
West Richland, Washington 98353
Phone: 509-967-3425
Department Website

Agency Added: 11/07/2011 | Last updated: 12/13/2016

Community Information

West Richland is located in Southeastern Washington, with year-round recreation. We are within minutes of two major rivers, and only a couple of hours to popular snow skiing, snowmobiling and mountain activities. Many outdoor opportunities exist, including; hunting for big game, waterfowl and upland birds, fishing on one of the three nearby rivers and we are a short drive to many popular wildlife areas including; McNary, Snake River, Potholes and Crab Creek. Other recreational opportunities are available nearby including a hiking and kayaking and windsurfing.

The city is adjacent to the Red Mountain American Viticultural Area, attracting thousands of tourists and local citizens each year. West Richland Wine Park, part of the Red Mountain Center - a 320-acre multi-use development designed around the wine destination theme. West Richland is also home to the Pacific Rim Winemakers and Ascentia Wine Estates, receiving regional and national acclaim (www.rieslingrules.com). In 2010, one of the state's hand-full of distilleries opens to the public at Red Mountain Center.

West Richland has an active Chamber of Commerce, promoting expansion of our commercial enterprises and promoting our unique strengths for ongoing growth and planned development for the future.

West Richland residents are within the Richland School District, and currently supports two elementary and one middle school.

The City of West Richland, http://www.westrichland.org/, and the Chamber of Commerce, http://www.westrichlandchamber.org/ both maintain a great deal of community related information for activities, services and resources. Additional recreational information may be found at; http://www.joelane.com/Tri-Cities-Resource-Page.php

Department Information

The West Richland Police Department is a progressive law enforcement agency which is poised for future growth with the surrounding community. The police services provided to West Richland incorporate a proactive approach of enforcing laws and interdicting criminal activity, as well as partnering with local residents, businesses and community groups to effect a positive change to the safety and security of the community members and visitors. Currently the WRPD participates in the METRO Drug Task Force, Traffic safety emphasis programs and has one assigned detective. In addition to full time police officers are full time support staff and a volunteer force which includes an active Reserve Officer Program. The WRPD provides 24/7 coverage to a area exceeding 22.7 square miles. Future plans include expansion in our participation with our regional partners as well as expanded programs within the department.

Area Information

Population Size: 11,681
County: Benton

Agency Requirements:

Important Information

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Category	Requirement	Required at time of..
Category	Requirement	Test	Hire
Minimum Age	21		X
US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident	US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident.	X
High School Grad/ GED	Yes	X
Driver's License Required	Valid Washington State Driver's License		X
Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult	None	X
Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile	Will be carefully reviewed on a case by case basis	X
Ability to Read & Write the English Language	Yes	X
Vision Requirements	Must be able to pass medical examination prior to hire.		X
Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification	Lateral applicants must be certified or eligible for certification at time of hire.	X
Prior Experience Requirement	Lateral applicants must have 12 months of post probationary experience.		X
Other	Our agency will conduct oral boards semi-annually - every April and October. Candidates must successfully pass the Physical Fitness and Abilities Test for this agency. This agency allows out of state testing.
Multiple Scores from Same Applicant	We only consider the most recent score

Agency Disqualifiers:

THE FOLLOWING ARE AUTOMATIC AND POTENTIAL DISQUALIFIERS. APPLICANTS SHOULD NOT APPLY TO OUR AGENCY IF THEY INDICATE ANY OF THE AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS. POTENTIAL DISQUALIFIERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

Category

Disqualifier

Driving

Automatic	1 or more traffic crime convictions in last 5 years (DWI, Suspended, Reckless, etc).
Automatic	Suspension of driver's license within past 5 years.
Automatic	3 or more moving violations in past 3 years.
Automatic	2 or more at-fault accidents in past 3 years.
Automatic	Drivers license with interlock requirement (Currently).

Drug Usage

Automatic	Illegal drug substance usage or exposure within past 3 years.
Automatic	Illegal use of illegal drugs in the last 3 years.
Automatic	Illegal use of ANY controlled substance while employed in a criminal justice capacity.
Automatic	Illegal opiate use.
Automatic	Hallucinogen use within past 10 years. No more than 1 uses total.
Automatic	Illegal use of 3 or more different controlled substances.
Potential	Other drug use outside these standards will be considered on case by case basis.
Automatic	No illegal sale of ANY drug, including marijuana.
Automatic	Illegal use of dangerous drugs or narcotics, other than marijuana, for any purpose more than 5 time(s) in lifetime, and no use within the past 10 years.
Automatic	Pattern of illegal use of prescription medication.
Automatic	Any adult marijuana use in the past 5 years.
Automatic	Any IV illegal drug use.

Criminal Activity

Automatic	Any adult felony conviction
Automatic	Any misdemeanor, or felony conviction while employed in a criminal justice capacity.
Potential	Adult misdemeanor convictions will be carefully reviewed.
Potential	Juvenile felony conviction will be carefully reviewed.
Automatic	Been convicted of any crime under a domestic violence statue.
Automatic	Unlawful sexual misconduct.
Potential	Any unreported criminal activity will be carefully reviewed

Employment

Automatic	3 or more terminations, or leaving employer in lieu of termination
Automatic	Withdrawn from consideration for any (law enforcement/fire/corrections/dispatch) employment because of the following reasons: Untruthfulness or refusal to submit to polygraph.
Automatic	Been dishonorably discharged from the United States armed forces.
Automatic	Lied during any stage of the hiring process.
Automatic	Falsified his or her application, personal history questionnaire, or any other forms during hiring process.
Automatic	Previous revocation or denial of (CJTC/POST) certified status, or suspension of current (CJTC/POST) certified status.

Financial

Automatic	Failure to pay income tax or child support.
Potential	Current credit accounts, or unresolved accounts in collection will be carefully reviewed.

Other

Automatic

Respondent in any current, enforceable protections, no contact or anti-harassment order which prohibits the possession of firearms.

Current Hiring Status

The eligibility list is a continuous listing and maintained as scores are received from PST with oral board interviews conducted on an as-needed basis. Vacancies are filled by Civil Service "rule of five" with the top five candidates forwarded to the appointing authority for background investigation & selection as vacancies occur. Number of Current Vacancies: 0

Salary Information

Wages are determined through a collective bargaining between the City of West Richland and the West Richland Police Officers Association. Current entry level wages are $4,252 per month for probationary third class officers. Lateral Entry officers are brought in at a class commensurate with experience.

Benefit Information

Health care, vision, dental coverage are provided to employees and their families commensurate with City of West Richland employees. Co-pay and employee contributions vary with the plan selected by the employee and current City of West Richland policy.