Off Duty Employment

In order to efficiently respond to requests and manage the employment of off-duty police officers, the Mesa Police Department has partnered with Off Duty Management to provide services related to hiring off-duty officers.

You may request to hire off-duty police officers through the Off Duty Management web-based service - OfficerTRAK^® - or by calling either number listed below.

Off Duty Management provides the following to the vendor:

• Online access to information through the OfficerTRAK^® software, including:
  • Job status
  • Officer attendance
  • Field notes and media files
  • Post orders and instructions
  • Past and future shift information
• Full liability coverage for the vendor, the agency, and the officer.
• 24/7 vendor service.
• Dedicated point of contact for scheduling and invoicing.
• Officer payroll.

Prohibited Off-Duty Employment

• Any employment that is unlawful, inconsistent, incompatible, or interferes with the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the member as a police officer or member of the Department.
• Any employment or business interests:
  • Where process service is required.
  • Where the collection of debt is involved.
  • In which private investigative work or investigative work for an insurance company or attorney is involved.
  • Officer's authority as a peace officer is restricted.
  • Who are involved in serious labor disputes.
• Any employment or association with another law enforcement agency's volunteer reserve program or as a paid member of that agency is prohibited. 

Rates

(3 hour minimum per request)

Cancellation Policy

Once an assignment has been approved and scheduled:

• Customers canceling or reducing assignment within 24 hours of the start of the assignment are required to pay the agency minimum of 3 hours plus ODM administrative fees for these 3 hours for the first 24 hours of the original assignment.
• If the customer changes their start time of the job less than 24 hours before the start of the job, we will contact the officer to determine if the officer can alter their hours. If they can, no changes will be made, and the assigned officer will work the job. If the officer cannot work the new hours, the job will be canceled and reposted. The originally assigned officer will receive three hours of minimum pay but cannot sign up for the reposted job.
• If the start time is changed more than 24 hours before the start of the job, the customer will follow the same protocols listed above, but the original officer will not receive the three-hour minimum pay if they can’t work the job.