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CONTRACT FOR OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT
PADUCAH POLICE DEPARTMENT
1400 Broadway
Paducah, KY 42001
THIS AGREEMENT is made between the City of Paducah, Kentucky, P.O. Box 2267, Paducah,
Kentucky, 42002-2267 (“City”) and ______________________________(hereinafter “Contracting Business”).
1. PURPOSE The City will assign officer(s) to patrol and/or perform other duties on the
contracting business’ premises, at the request of the contracting business, pursuant to the
information provided by the contracting business on the Application for Contractual Off-Duty
Police Officer Employment.
2. CAPACITY The officer(s) assigned to the contracting business’ premises will be employees of
the City and will work under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Chief of Operations,
or his designee. Said officer(s) shall have full police powers, wear Department uniforms, use
Department equipment and radios, and utilize marked patrol cars. The officer(s) assigned to the
contracting business’ premises will be acting within the scope and course of their employment
with the City; their principal responsibilities remaining to the City and the general public.
3. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT Requests for off-duty police officer employment assignments
will require ten (10) days’ prior written notice, utilizing the Police Department’s Application for
Contractual Off-Duty Police Officer Employment form. Exceptions will be at the discretion of the
Assistant Chief of Operations or his designee.
The Assistant Chief of Operations or his designee will review all contract assignment applications
prior to approval. If it is determined that the assignment necessitates more officers than the
contracting business had requested, the contracting business may be required to contract for
more officers prior to approval by the Assistant Chief of Operations or his designee.
4. CANCELLATION OF ASSIGNMENT The Assistant Chief of Operations or his designee may
cancel a contract at any time with or without cause.
The contracting business may cancel a request for assignment by contacting the Police
Department twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the date and time of the scheduled assignment.
To cancel an assignment, the Assistant Chief of Operations should be contacted at (270) 444-8549
during business hours. After business hours, the shift commander should be contacted at (270)
444-8548. Failure to provide twenty-four (24) hour advance notice of cancellation will result in
the contracting business being liable for a fee of two (2) hours for each scheduled officer.
5. ASSIGNMENT All assignments of officer(s) pursuant to this Agreement will be made by the
Assistant Chief of Operations or his designee. During contract assignment, the shift commander
will have the discretion to release officer(s) from assignment duty in the event their services are
not needed or in the case of a police emergency.
6. DUTIES The duties of the officer(s) while assigned to the contracting business’ premises shall
be assigned by the Assistant Chief of Operations or his designee and shall be supervised by the
shift commander. All officer(s) shall comply with all City and departmental policies and
procedures.
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7. EQUIPMENT The Department shall provide the officer(s) with the resources reasonably
necessary to conduct routine police work, including a marked patrol car, uniform, radio, etc.
8. FEE SCHEDULE The contracting business will pay the City for the services of the officer(s) at
the rate of $65.00 per hour. Officer(s) will not be compensated for their travel time to and from
the assignment.* Regardless of the amount of time requested, the contracting business agrees to
pay a minimum of two (2) hours for each officer requested. Officer(s) may be scheduled to work
more than two (2) hours at no less than half (½) hour increments. This fee schedule may be
changed by the City upon fourteen (14) days’ notice to the contracting business.
*Payment for travel time may be required, and a mutually agreed-upon fuel surcharge may be
assessed, if the assignment is outside of McCracken County.
Payment for services shall be made by check or money order, payable to the “City of Paducah.”
Payment must be received by the City Treasurer at least ten (10) days prior to the assignment.
9. BACKGROUND CHECK The contracting business agrees that a background check may be
performed on the owner of the business or the individual contracting with the Department. The
purpose of the check is to avoid potential discredit or disrepute on the Department and/or its
employees.
10. INDEMNIFICATION The contracting business agrees that it will hold harmless and indemnify
the City and/or its employees for any claims, actions, causes of action, demands, damages, costs
and expenses that may be brought against the City and/or its employees as a result of any
incidents occurring on the contracting business’ premises or related to the assignment as herein
discussed. The contracting business further agrees to name the officer(s) as an additional insured
with its liability insurance carrier for purposes of this Off-Duty Police Officer Employment
Contract.
11. TERM This Agreement is effective as of the date of execution and shall remain in full force and
effect for one year and may be extended beyond said term by mutual agreement of the parties
herein.
12. MODIFICATION The City and the contracting business may mutually agree to modify this
Agreement in whole or in part, at any time. Any modification of this Agreement or additional
obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if
evidenced in writing, signed by each part or an authorized representative of each party.
Authorized Contracting Business Representative
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Chief of Police or Designee
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