Are you ready?

We've sent out all the Background Questionnaires and have received many of them back. For those of you in our current Hiring Process, please note that they were due either 12/15/08 or 12/29/08. If for some reason, you did NOT receive your Questionnaire please contact us immediately for further instructions. Call Officer Jason Gady (616)456-4247, our Office number (616) 456-3330 or myself at (616) 456-3329.

We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Officer Refugio "Greg" Alcala, this year's winner of the Robert "Koz" Kozminski Memorial Tactical Firearms Competition. Officer Alcala has been with the department almost 10 years and is currently assigned to the South Service Area as a Community Police Officer.

We were honored to have Mr. and Mrs. Kozminski and Koz's daughter Kailey here to present the plaque.

The members of the Training Bureau would like to congratulate all of you who attempted the course and remind you to practice up for next year! We also want to sincerely thank the Kozminski's for making the presentation so special for all of us.

City Website - Maintenance

Please be advised that the City's website will be down for maintenance from 9:00am to 11:00am on Saturday, December 13th but will be available after that time to accept applications. Thank you for your patience!

Hiring - Background Questionnaires

As our Hiring Process moves forward, those of you who have applied are probably anxiously awaiting the next step. Once your on-line application has been processed by Human Resouces, you should expect to receive your Background Questionnaire in the mail. These are being mailed out in two mailings so if you applied after (approximately) December 3rd, you will not receive yours for a few weeks.

If you have received your Questionnaire, please read and follow the directions from Human Resources regarding the due date. You SHOULD NOT bring the Questionnaire with you to the test - it should be mailed by the date indicated on your letter.
As you go through the Questionnaire, please contact us if you have ANY questions. We will be more than happy to answer any questions or concerns that you may have and look forward to talking to you! Our direct office number is (616) 456-3330 which will connect you to our Office Assistant. She will then forward you on to a Training Bureau staff member.

THANK YOU!!!

Thanks to all of you who took the time out of your busy Saturday - during the Holiday Season - to come meet with us! It was great to see you all and meet you and your families. Everyone here at GRPD including the Training Bureau, the representatives from Patrol, SRT, K-9, Interns, Cadets and College Representatives truly hope that you enjoyed your time here and found the experience to be beneficial.





If you have any questions that you would still like answered, please don't hesistate to ask!

Emergency Communications Operator I - JOB OPENING!

While recruiting the best Police Officers for GRPD is our primary goal; we are also fielding many calls from those of you interested in our Dispatch Program - which we call Emergency Communications Operators or ECOs. Our ECOs are civilian personnel who have been specially trained (over the course of 2 years) to not only answer 911 emergency and non-emergency calls but also dispatch Police Officers to those calls, handle all LEIN requests and more. Our ECOs are responsible for helping the public and our Officers and ensure the safety of both - each and every shift.

We are currently accepting applications for the position of ECO I until January 5, 2009.

This could be the view from "your" office!!

The pay scale starts at $37,857 and tops at $44,701 for an ECO I, however, within 24 months, you will be trained to be an ECO II w/a payscale of $37,857 to $50,733. This work requires an ability to stay calm in a crisis, be able to multi-task efficiently, have excellent problem solving abilities, communicate well with the public and have a strong desire to help our community, our officers and your co-workers.

Interested? Click on the GR City logo and apply today. Questions? Contact Communications Bureau Manager Ralph Gould at (616) 456-3840. Or, if you'd like to send me an e-mail, I will forward it to him as well.

Open House Update

We've received a lot of questions about how to become a Police Officer so if you haven't yet attended an academy, we're going to put you in touch with some of the experts. This Saturday, at our Open House, representatives from Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Community College will be here to answer any questions you may have about their Criminal Justice programs.

Come see us at GRPD Headquarters, 01 Monroe Cn. NW, between 2:00pm and 7:00pm on Saturday, December 6th!

Also, if you have applied to GRPD or are thinking about applying, we want to talk to you. Bring the family for a tour, see our new Recruiting video, talk to Recruiters, Field Training Officers, Background Investigators, members of the K-9 Team, SRT and more. If you are looking for a great career opportunity, we want to show you what we have to offer. If you can't make it Saturday but would like to talk to a Recruiter, please call (616) 456-4247 and talk to Officer Jason Gady.