lateral transfer

I am a full time police officer in a western mass city and have been for approx 3 years. I have been looking to lateral transfer out east near boston for family reasons. Does anybody know what departments take lateral's and how to go about the process. Brookline, watertown, medford, natick, etc. are some of the departments i have in mind, Brookline probably being the first choice.

 

I'd check the job postings on Extranet. Once you apply , all you need is both chiefs to be on-board and sign the transfer , otherwise its a no go

 

Brookline doesn't take laterals. If you work for a CS department, the town administrator can deny your transfer. So if the town administrator wants to be a dick, he can deny your transfer and you have no recourse.

 

thanks. Does anyone know which cities or towns in the Boston area take laterals regularly? I've looked on extranet before but alota the jobs I see on there are for dispatchers and shit not for full time patrolman, and Ive rarely seen any postings on there for departments in the boston area

 

Tewksbury closest one listed now

 

I know one person who transferred to Boston PD from NYPD, but I have no idea if they still do it.

 

He didn't transfer. He got hired off the list and went to the BPD academy.

 

Maybe a person that their parent was a deceased police officer

 

Resigned from NYPD and moved back to the city prior to the exam.

 

Just curious. Did he do 4 yrs down there and come back ?

 

Framingham constantly takes laterals. A moderator on this forum is a detective for them, he can provide more insight. I am not sure of the pay scale for them. The Transit PD posted in 2013 for laterals, you can try talking to the chief, to see if they are still open to the idea.

 

That was not a transfer, but he was hired off list.

 

Revere was looking for transfers awhile back. Cambridge would be another place to try.

 

Framingham is a busy, proactive department. However, they have a terrible contract, a 3% raise over a three year period is bad, $38 hr for a detail? That's insane, 1 personal day, barely any longevity and according to article 45 of the contract, the town can remove them from Civil Service at any time, without negotiations.

They do have a education incentive, although on the low end is better than nothing. Oddly enough, the contract does not state starting patrolmans pay.

Framingham has more then enough business in town to generate a decent starting pay, plus it's not cheap to live there. Rental properties are expensive, as well as single family homes. I hope next contract time, they get some real money in there.

 

Framingham has been underpaid for years. It's to the point now where a Natick patrolman makes more than a Framingham Sgt. It's a good busy dept. But your paycheck will suffer.

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Why would anyone want to go to a place that you work harder for less money? Doesn't make any sense

 

Oh come on now......remember when you wanted to leave heaven to be the junior guy in Brockton?

 

I believe every surrounding town (Southboro, Ashland, Natick, Sherborn, Marlboro, Sudbudy, Wayland) makes more starting. Even if you were to compare departments of similar sizes, (Taunton, Fall River, New Bedford etc) they are still on the low end. Like I said, hopefully they get a decent increase soon, they definitely deserve it!

 

Yeah but Brockton was $87k base with Quinn and night diff!!

 

Wow!!!! Does the Massasoit Chief make that much!?!?

 

Maybe by now he does!!!

 

Does a civil service Dept have to post a lateral transfer opening to the public? Or laterals are all about who u know? Seems like Quincy pd is taking some laterals lately without posting the job to public. Is it a civil service violation? May be they posted it and I just can't it?

 

No requirement to post, perhaps a City HR issue, but Quincy and Worcester are notorious for quietly taking laterals

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I've heard Boston takes laterals as well, veeeeeeeeery quietly.