The Yerington Police Department is a small full service Law Enforcement department comprised of 7 sworn Personnel and one administrative person. Sworn  personnel include the Chief, Lieutenant  and five officers assigned to patrol.

     The Chief of Police is the Chief Executive Officer for the Department. The Lieutenant is second in command. The Lieutenant acts as the first line supervisor for the patrol staff.

     The department also has volunteer uniformed reserve officers, which is broken into two sections.  Special Services Officers are those reserve officers who do not wish to become full time officers and assist the department in several different ways. All other reserve officers work directly with Sworn Personnel in performing all Law Enforcement functions. If these reserve officers work 16 hours or more per month, they receive a $50.00 uniform allowance.

In order to qualify for a career or volunteer position, an individual must meet the following qualifications:

*   Must be 21 years of age at the time of employment.
*   Must have a valid driver's license.
*   Must have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
*   Must have no criminal convictions of a felony crime, domestic violence, or   controlled substance related.
*   Must be able to successfully complete a written entrance examination, physical agility examination, oral board interview, background investigation, medical evaluation and polygraph examination.

The Testing process consists of the following:

*   A written examination that requires the applicant to successfully pass the examination with an 70% or higher score.
*   A physical agility examination that requires the applicant to complete 18 pushups, 15 sit-ups in one minute, height by vertical jump (14"), 300 meter run in 77 seconds and 1.5 mile run/walk in 17:17 minutes.
*   An oral interview.

Bonus points will be awarded as follows:

*   5 points for current Category 1 Nevada P.O.S.T. Certificate and 3 points for current out of state certificate.
*   5 points for current YPD Reserve Officer
*   2 points if the applicant is a Veteran
*   Additional points may be awarded based upon department needs\

If the applicant successfully completes all three phases of test he/she will be provided a background packet to complete. The applicant will be required to provide copies of the following documents:

*   Birth Certificate or Naturalization Papers
*   High School diploma or equivalent
*   Transcripts from college or vocational/technical school
*   Driving Record from the DMV
*   Military discharge papers
*   Marriage Certificate
*   Divorce Papers
*   Bankruptcy papers
*   2 finger print cards

The background process will consist of a national criminal history check, driving record check,  contact with local law enforcement,  interviews  with employers, friends and relatives,  landlords,  creditors,  and  etc.  If the individual passes the background investigation he/she will be placed on the hiring list.  If the individual fails the background investigation he/she will be notified, in writing that they failed.
We  will not disclose any information that we obtained from any interview to the Individual.

     Currently the department starts a P.O.S.T. certified Police Officer at $33,825.00 for the first year. The City of Yerington offers a full health insurance plan for employees in which the City pays the employee's  premiums in full and pays 32.0% to the Public Employees Retirement System. Sworn personnel are provided  a  Uniform allowance of $850.00 a year.

The city also offers incentive pay for advancing  P.O.S.T. certificates.

It you have further questions, please contact the department at (775) 463-2333

Respectfully,
Rodney J. Pellegrini
Chief of Police