(a) The police chief or his or her designee may expressly designate individuals from the classification of officer who have attained at least D-step (third year) for assignment to the duties of a field training officer of the department. Officers so assigned will perform the following functions with the department:
(1) Provide on a one-to-one basis on-the-job training to probationary police officers;
(2) Monitor, evaluate and document the performance of probationary officers; and
(3) Correct and counsel performance deficiencies during the training of probationary officers and report their progress to the appropriate superior officer.
(b) Officers who are assigned the duties of a field training officer shall receive, for each day they are so assigned and perform those functions, in addition to their regular pay an additional sum equal to 10% of the assigned officer’s base pay and applicable step pay as shown in the city’s salary schedule for the current fiscal year (“assignment pay”). Assignment pay shall not accrue or be payable to an individual once that person is no longer assigned to perform the specialized duties of field training officer.
(Ord. 16191, § 1, passed 11-2-2004)