Common use of Detective Assignment Clause in Contracts

Detective Assignment. The assignment of an officer to the position of detective is made in order to provide for greater experience and opportunity for increased responsibilities to more members of the department. This assignment is not considered a promotion. Compensation shall be based upon the wage scale for detective as defined in this agreement. Officers so assigned would retain their step placement in the wage scale and move to the appropriate classification. (Example: pay grade 14-IX would then move to 15-IX for the assignment.) Periodic wage adjustments and step increases would be in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. At the conclusion of the assignment the officer would retain the wage scale of the detective’s position and remain at that pay grade until such time that the pay classification steps of the patrol officer equals the detective’s pay grade. This provision will not apply to an officer who is assigned to detective for six (6) months or less. It is intended that the assignment to detective would be for no less than two (2) years. It is recognized that there is a large operational need for a detective, and as such, the position should remain filled unless there is an operational need to reassign the officer.