ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT ASHLAND, KENTUCKY Ashland, Kentucky is a city of 23,622 people. The City sits on the bank of the Ohio River near the confluence of the Big Sandy River. The Ohio River is the boundary between Kentucky and Ohio, and the Big Sandy River is the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia. Ashland is a part of a larger area, the Huntington/Ashland Statistical Area, WV-KY-OH, which has a population of 314,875 and covers 2,607 square miles. The three largest cities in this region are Huntington, West Virginia, Ashland, Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio. The Ashland community is comprised of a largely homogeneous population and is often referred to as a blue collar town. Ashland is organized as a home rule community and governed through the commission/manager form of government. The city manager is the chief administrative officer for the City. He reports to the board of commissioners. All department heads report to the city manager. The city manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the City, but by statute does not have the authority to hire or fire personnel. That authority is granted exclusively to the majority of the board of commissioners. Today's police department has an authorized strength of 56, with 48 sworn officers. There are three civilian employees serving administrative support roles and five parapolice assigned to handle tasks not requiring the services of a sworn officer, e.g., parking enforcement, information center, records management, and property control. Each Ashland police officer is required to successfully complete 30 weeks of state and local mandated training before serving. Each sworn officer is required to successfully complete 40 hours annual in-service training as approved by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. In return for meeting and maintaining training requirements, each officer receives $3,100.00 from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. JOB DESCRIPTION The City Of Ashland Is Accepting Applications For The Following Position: Police Officer, Ashland Police Department Requirements: must be a high school graduate or have earned GED; must be 21 years of age by date of submission of application and not over 50 years of age; must be an orderly, law abiding citizen with no prior felony conviction(s) or conviction(s) of domestic violence; not prohibited by federal or state law from possessing a firearm; not have had certification as a peace officer revoked in KY or any other state; must be willing to and become a qualified resident of KY prior to administration of the Oath of Office, if employed; must acquire/possess/maintain a valid KY drivers' license; be willing to undergo and successfully complete thorough physical agility tests; be fingerprinted and undergo and successfully complete thorough personal background investigation; be willing to complete a suitability screener examination; be willing to submit to and successfully complete polygraph testing and after a conditional offer of employment, be willing to undergo and successfully complete thorough medical examinations; must, as a pre-condition to employment and a condition to continued employment, execute a waiver to submit to random drug testing for illicit drugs; must successfully complete DOCJT basic training academy at Richmond, KY; and must acquire/maintain certification as a KY police officer. Any applicant who is a "certified peace officer" as defined in KRS 15.382 must provide a copy of the Peace Officer Professional Standards Certification issued by the KY Law Enforcement Council with the application - as these applications will be processed in a streamlined employment process. The City offers a complete benefits package including hazardous duty retirement; health insurance-$15/pay period single, $30/pay period family; sick leave-1 day/month accumulated to 120 days; three (3) weeks paid vacation; $25,000 term life insurance and additional voluntary life insurance; and ten (10) paid holidays per year. Applicants must provide copy of high school diploma/ged or verification of receipt; copy of birth certificate; copy of drivers license and copy of dd214, if applicable, with application. The application can be downloaded and printed from the document center at www.ashlandky.org for completion. No faxed applications accepted. Applications are also available from Human Resources, Room 501, City Building, 1700 Greenup Ave., P.O. Box 1839, Ashland, KY 41105-1839, M-F, 8:30 - 5 PM, (606) 327-2024 . Applications will be kept on-file for 1 year. Minority candidates and certified peace officers are encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer