Jan 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 1
Jan 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 1 FEATURE STORIES • New Year Resolutions for 2022 • Remembering Those We’ve Lost to COVID • Remembering Those We’ve Lost to LOD Deaths • Feature Story: They Didn’t Make it • Special Memorial Insert - Officers we Lost in 2021 DEPARTMENTS • Publisher’s Thoughts • Editor’s Thoughts • Your Thoughts • News Around the US • War Stories • Aftermath • Open Road - NYPD Orders Mustang E’s • Healing Our Heroes • Daryl’s Deliberations • HPOU - From the President, Douglas Griffith • Light Bulb Award • Running 4 Heroes • Blue Mental Health with Tina Jaeckle • Off Duty with Rusty Barron • Ads Back in the Day • Parting Shots • Now Hiring - L.E.O. Positions Open in Texas • Back Page - Meet the Commish
Jan 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 1
FEATURE STORIES
• New Year Resolutions for 2022
• Remembering Those We’ve Lost to COVID
• Remembering Those We’ve Lost to LOD Deaths
• Feature Story: They Didn’t Make it
• Special Memorial Insert - Officers we Lost in 2021
DEPARTMENTS
• Publisher’s Thoughts
• Editor’s Thoughts
• Your Thoughts
• News Around the US
• War Stories
• Aftermath
• Open Road - NYPD Orders Mustang E’s
• Healing Our Heroes
• Daryl’s Deliberations
• HPOU - From the President, Douglas Griffith
• Light Bulb Award
• Running 4 Heroes
• Blue Mental Health with Tina Jaeckle
• Off Duty with Rusty Barron
• Ads Back in the Day
• Parting Shots
• Now Hiring - L.E.O. Positions Open in Texas
• Back Page - Meet the Commish
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OFFICER / PUBLIC SAFETY RECRUIT<br />
POLICE<br />
perform preventive patrol, law enforcement, traffic control & other related duties<br />
to<br />
<strong>No</strong>n-Certified Recruit<br />
$60,231.83<br />
Certified Officer (Step 1)<br />
$68,000<br />
February 1st at 1PM<br />
Tuesday,<br />
February 2nd at 9AM<br />
Wednesday,<br />
February 3rd at 6PM<br />
Thursday,<br />
February 4th at 1PM<br />
Friday,<br />
competitive benefits:<br />
Highly<br />
Pension, Social Security,<br />
TMRS<br />
medical plans, dental,<br />
2<br />
life insurance, LTD,<br />
vision,<br />
vacation, sick, and<br />
paid<br />
plus much more!<br />
holidays,<br />
School Diploma or GED<br />
High<br />
Certified: 30 hours<br />
TCOLE<br />
or 2 years full-time TX<br />
college<br />
experience<br />
police<br />
Lateral Entry Pay<br />
Longevity & Certification Pay<br />
<strong>No</strong>n-Certified: 30 hours college<br />
Pay scale:<br />
$57,000 (as a non-certified Cadet) up to $82,762, depending on certification<br />
BENEFITS<br />
• Supportive leadership and community<br />
• Civil Service<br />
• 12-hour shifts for patrol division<br />
• 3-day weekend approximately twice a month<br />
• Take-home vehicles<br />
• Tattoos permitted<br />
• Longevity Pay – $4/month for each year of service;<br />
maximum of $1,200/year<br />
• TCOLE certificate pay<br />
• Paid sick leave with unlimited accumulation<br />
• Vacation – 15 days/year<br />
• Holidays – 10 paid and 2 additional floating holidays/year<br />
• Group health insurance with deductible, flexible spending accounts,<br />
and Section 125 options<br />
• Life insurance, long‐term disability and workers’ compensation<br />
• Optional life insurance and deferred plans are also available<br />
• Retirement plan with the Texas Municipal Retirement System<br />
• Employee contributes 7%, city matches 2:1<br />
• Opportunity to attend training schools<br />
• Equipment and uniforms are furnished, including regulation weapon<br />
• Employee Assistance Program<br />
• Post Police Academy pay - $58,469 @ 28.11/hour<br />
• On-duty fitness time provided<br />
Apply By: Thursday, <strong>Jan</strong>uary 27, 2022<br />
www.burlesontx.com/jobs<br />
Testing Dates (assigned by <strong>Jan</strong>uary 28th):<br />
Saturday, February 5th at 9AM<br />
Use link above for details:<br />
Test study guide purchase<br />
Job information<br />
Online application instructions &<br />
required documents to upload<br />
Questions: 817-426-9643 or hr@burlesontx.com<br />
The City of Burleson is an Equal Opportunity Employer<br />
To learn more about hiring details,<br />
qualifications, and application instructions, visit: Bryantx.gov/PDJobs<br />
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The City of Bryan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.<br />
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