St. Louis Police Department: Police Officer Closing Date: March 19, 2025

Opening Date: 09/01/2024
Closing Date: 03/19/2025

Contact: Chief Richard Ramereiz
Telephone: 989-681-5285
Email: rramereiz@stlouismi.com

The St. Louis Police Department is accepting applications from qualified candidates for the position of Full-Time Police Officer. The St. Louis Police Department provides 24-hour police coverage to the City of St. Louis. Patrol officers work 12-hour shifts (six 12-hour days and one 8-hour day per pay period).

The St. Louis Police Department is in central Michigan near the intersection of US-127 and M46. St. Louis is approximately three square miles in size. The last official US Census shows the population of St. Louis, MI, to be 7482.

Minimum Qualifications:

• All applicants must be MCOLES licensed or eligible for licensing upon appointment.
• Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license
• No felony convictions and/or disqualifying criminal history
• Possess an Associate Degree or higher
• Must pass a physical, drug screen, vision, and hearing test.
• Starting benefits, per the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, include:
• Starting wage of $28.15 Hr. After six years, $33.82 Hr.
• FTO receives an additional $0.50 per hour for hours worked as the FTO.
• Night Shift Premium of $0.50 per hour for nightshift (7p-7a) or mid-shift (3p-3a) officers.
• BC/BS health insurance with a Health Savings Account
• MERS Defined Contribution retirement plan
• Delta Dental
• Vision Insurance
• Group Life Insurance
• Optional Deferred 457 plan. The city will match employee contributions into the 457 account up to 2% annually.
• Child-Care Flex Spending account
• Short-term disability and long-term disability for all eligible full-time employees
• 80 hours of vacation after one full year of service. Vacation benefits increase with every five years of continued full-time employment. Maximum vacation benefit of 200 hours after eighteen years of service.
• 24 hours of personal time annually
• 54 hours of sick time annually after one full year of service
• Training and certification programs as determined necessary.

Those interested may respond to Chief Richard Ramereiz with a completed City of St. Louis Full-Time Employment application, Criminal History Background check form, and Authorization of Information Release form, all of which can be found on the City of St. Louis website https://www.stlouismi.com/government/administration/employment-opportunities/. Please include a cover letter and resume.