The City of Medina has the following job openings:
POLICE OFFICER: We are looking for full-time police officers that are service oriented, dedicated, and self-motivated. We are a small, busy, growing community, west of Minneapolis. We have a family atmosphere with great support from our City Council and community. Applicants must be currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a full-time peace officer in the State of Minnesota by time of appointment.
NEW: We are offering a hiring incentives for lateral and new candidates!
Lateral Candidates (2+ years of experience)
The City will pay a candidate $10,000 as follows:
- $5,000 upon hiring
- $2,500 upon successful completion of the field training program.
- $2,500 upon successful completion of the probationary employment period
New Candidates (Less than 2 years of experience)
The City will pay a candidate $5,000 as follows:
- $2,500 upon hiring.
- $1,000 upon successful completion of the field training program.
- $1,500 upon successful completion of the probationary employment period.
Patrol Officers currently work 12-hour shifts which provides for a 5-day weekend every other week. Opportunities within the department also include possible assignments for: General Investigations, Mobile Field Force (Hennepin County), West Metro Drug Task Force, Drug Recognition Officer (DRE), and Towards Zero Death Enforcement Traffic Enforcement.
The City offers a great benefit package including 100% of the health insurance premium for full-time employees electing single coverage and up to $1,753 per month for family. We also offer a continuous service incentive of 3% at 10 years of service and 6% at 15 years of service added to the base pay.
An application packet can be picked up at City Hall or is available here.
Application Deadline: January 24th, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Questions should be directed to Caitlyn Walker at caitlyn.walker@medinamn.gov