See official pay source for effective dates · Reviewed 2026-10-21. Base pay is not total compensation.
Researched hiring process & preparation
Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-21. Not proof of an opening.
Minimum requirements
- Age 21 at POST graduation, diploma/GED, license and citizenship or five continuous years of legal permanent residency. Full POST background standards apply.
Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.
Lateral entry
Two years' experience and good standing; out-of-state officers need Utah POST waiver examination. City gives conflicting inactivity guidance: over eighteen months is excluded in one section, while another allows reactivation under four years. Confirm eligibility before applying.
Recruiting contact
City HR — police application status
801-852-6198Hiring outline
- Fitness, Utah NPOST written exam and oral board produce a ranked list lasting two years or until replaced. Vacancy-dependent conditional offers precede psychological, polygraph and background screening. Non-certified hires receive POST academy sponsorship, then in-house and field training.
Physical testing
City lists 15-inch vertical jump, 16 untimed push-ups without rest, one-minute plank and 1.5-mile run in 15:37. Confirm current protocol and clearance instructions before testing.
Benefits
City describes full-time insurance, retirement, leave, employee assistance and wellness benefits; optional deferred compensation and other plans depend on enrollment and eligibility. Obtain the applicable benefits summary.
Hiring incentives
Availability and terms need confirmation.
Municipal police, not university police or county sheriff. Hourly pay is undated and not annualized. Recruit openings are periodic; continuous lateral intake does not prove a vacant position. No current deadline or active-opening markup is inferred.
Official research source ↗City application rules and benefits ↗No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.
Only details explicitly shown above have been researched. Current vacancies, deadlines and complete eligibility must be confirmed with the employer. Read the applicable current announcement before applying.