Police Training Officer (PTO). Any employee who is assigned by the Chief or his designee as a Training Officer in the department’s training program shall be paid additional compensation of ten percent (10%) of the employee's base pay for the period of participation. Assignment in the Training Officer Program is solely at the discretion of the Police Chief or his designee and is not subject to the grievance procedures. 18
Police Training Officer (PTO). While assigned to train recruit officers, PTO’s shall receive four (4) hours of overtime for every forty (40) hour block of training each week. Substitute PTO’s who are required to train recruit officers on a day-by-day basis due to the absence of the regularly assigned PTO, shall receive one (1) hour of overtime for each full day (10 hours) of completed recruit training and the assigned PTO shall receive one (1) hour of overtime for each full day of completed recruit training that took place during that week. Officers assigned to train Reserve Officers shall also be compensated with four (4) hours of overtime at the completion of each forty (40) hour block of training certified to the Reserve Coordinator. Additional overtime compensation can be granted by the PTO Coordinator or Watch Commander when specific training needs have been identified. PTO’s assigned to the Orientation Program shall receive four (4) hours of overtime for every forty (40) hour block of training each week.
Police Training Officer (PTO) responsible for the training and oversite of all probationary officers or remedial training of existing officers as directed by the Chief of Police or their designee. Up to four (4) officers certified and assigned as a PTO will be paid an additional eight percent (8%) of the officer’s hourly base rate of pay for all hours worked. Paid time not worked, such as vacation, sick, non-worked holidays, funeral and standby will not be eligible for the additional 8% premium pay. Additional officers certified and assigned as PTO outside of the 4 “all hours worked” officers will be paid an additional eight percent (8%) of the officer’s hourly base rate of pay for time spent engaged in PTO related activities.
