This is our current salary and benefit package (contract 2022-2024)
Salary
| Per Hour | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Year 0-2 | $26.44 | $27.23 | $28.05 |
| Year 3-5 | $31.64 | $32.59 | $33.57 |
| Year 6-9 | $32.48 | $33.45 | $34.45 |
| Year 10 + | $33.36 | $34.36 | $35.39 |
Sergeants make $1.50 per hour above pay at same longevity step
Detective makes $100 a month stipend
K9 makes $500 a month stipend
Lateral Officer with 2 years experience comes in at year 3-5 wages
Physical Fitness Test
Optional physical fitness test three times a year $400 (up to $1200)
Overtime Pay
1.5 times regular rate
Compensatory Time
Earned at 1.5 hours rate with maximum accumulation of 40 hours
Court-Time
Minimum of 2 hours at overtime rate
Holiday Pay
Below are holidays paid for. When working a holiday you receive double time your rate.
1. New Year’s Day
2. Good Friday
3. Memorial Day
4. July Fourth
5. Labor Day
6. Thanksgiving Day
7. Friday after Thanksgiving
8. Christmas Eve
9. Christmas Day
10. New Year’s Eve
Sick-Time
24 hours in year one
64 sick hours per year (can accumulate)
After 65 days accumulated you can buy back up to 8 sick days a year at $100 a day
Personal Days
40 personal hours per your (paid at the end of the year if unused)
Vacation Days
End of year 1: 40 hours
End of year 2-4: 80 hours
End of year 5-9: 120 hours
Year 10 – beyond: 160 hours
You can carry 40 hours unused time over to the next year
Bereavement Days
A death within the immediate family: 5 days
A death within the extended family: 3 days
Clothing Allowance
$1000/year
Protective Ballistic Vest
Provided by the City of Chillicothe
Insurance
Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund: Plan C-6 Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Chillicothe pays 80%
Dental
Medical
Vision
Chiropractic
Pension
Officer contributes 9.9%. City Matches.
Training
Chillicothe pays for various extended training through the Illinois Police Training Board . Chillicothe is apart of the Mobile Training Unit #7 . Classes are taken at Illinois Central College
Minimum of 4 departmental range days (unlimited access to the Chillicothe Sportsman Club for range)
Minimum of 1 departmental simunitions days
Yearly Advanced Interactive Systems (shoot/dont shoot simulator) training though Peoria County Sheriff’s Department.
CPR/First responders training
Specialty Positions
Field Training Officers, K9 Officer, Range Officers, Simunitions Officers, Evidence Officer, Investigations, Bicycle Patrol, Taser Instructor, School Resource Officer.
Residency
NONE
Officers are apart of the Chillicothe Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 247.