Probationary Police Officer

We need to extract substantive content: job title is Probationary Police Officer. We should not repeat job title as heading. Provide sections: About the role? The posting includes description: "RECRUITING ANNOUNCEMENT - APRIL 2026 The City of Litchfield Police and Fire Commission is currently accepting applications for certified and non-certified candidates for the position of Probationary Police Officer." Then sections: Certified Applicants requirements, Non-Certified Candidates requirements, Selection Process, Limitation and Effects, Pay info (starting base pay, increases, wage schedule), Benefits (overtime, paid holidays, subsidized health insurance, generous paid leave, membership in pension fund), Schedule (12-hour shift, 7 days of a 14-day bi-weekly pay period, every other weekend off, no more than 3 consecutive days), Location/residency requirement (live within 40 miles, may take home vehicle if within zip 62056), Application instructions (but we must remove application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. However we need to preserve substantive info; but application instructions like where to get application, address, contact, etc. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove application instructions (like where to get application, address, contact). However we might keep location requirement? That's not application instruction. The address and contact are application instructions; we should drop them. Also remove "Apply Online" etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, using

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should include only sections that have real specific content. We have description (About the role). Responsibilities? Not explicitly listed; maybe duties of police officer not given. Could skip Responsibilities if no content. Requirements: we have certification requirements, citizenship, driver's license, experience, etc. Qualifications maybe similar to Requirements; but we can combine? The instruction says use headings for those categories if content exists. We could have Requirements (certified and non-certified). Qualifications maybe not needed if overlapping. Skills? Not specified. Benefits: we have overtime, paid holidays, subsidized health insurance, generous paid leave, membership in Article 3 Downstate Police Pension Fund. Pay: starting base pay $63,729, increases after probation and after 2,3,4,5,10,15,20 years, wage schedule for certified candidates up to 3 years experience, base pay of 3-year officer $68,250. Schedule: 12-hour shift, 7 days of a 14-day bi-weekly pay period, every other weekend off, no more than 3 consecutive days. Also residency requirement maybe could be under Requirements or a separate section like "Location". But we only have allowed headings; we could put residency under Requirements or maybe under "About the role". Probably include in Requirements. We must not repeat job title as heading. So start with

About the role

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Requirements

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• for each requirement. Need to separate certified vs non-certified? Could list both sets. Might be long but preserve all. We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include each requirement exactly as stated. Let's list Certified Applicants requirements: - Must possess a State of Illinois certification by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) with no more than eighty (80) hours of training required by that Board for recertification, if necessary. - Certification by the state of employment outside of Illinois will also be accepted provided the certification will be accepted and recognized by the ILETSB with no more than eighty (80) hours of training required by that Board for recertification, if necessary. - (Part-time certification as a law enforcement officer does not meet this requirement.) - Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen. - Applicant must have a minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience in good standing with a municipality, county, special or state police department. If experience is outside the State of Illinois, then all Out of State Certification requirements must be met. - Applicant must have a valid driver’s license. - Applicant must have the ability to furnish, upon request, a copy of the following: - A resume - Professional License - Training Certifications - Documents confirming work experience - A birth certificate - A high school diploma/GED certificate - Higher education transcripts - Military service records/discharge paperwork - A release for records from previous employers - Any other employment related materials as requested or required Non-Certified Candidates requirements: - Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen. - Applicant must be between twenty-one (21) and thirty-five (35) years of age. - Applicant must have a valid driver’s license. - Applicant must have the ability to furnish, upon request, a copy of the following: - A resume - Documents confirming work experience - A birth certificate - A high school diploma/GED certificate - Higher education transcripts - Military service records/discharge paperwork - A release for records from previous employers - Any other employment related materials as requested or required Also Limitation and Effects: - Policy: no more than 50% of newly hired Officers shall be from the roster of Certified Officers, unless an immediate need exists. - Certified Officer shall serve a probationary period of six months after the completion of field training. - Certified Officer shall not gain any seniority over any Officer due to his/her service years’ credit from previous employment with other entities. - Starting base pay for the Litchfield Police Department is currently $63,729. - Officers with the City of Litchfield receive base pay increases after completion of probation and after completion of 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service. - Certified Candidates will be placed into the wage schedule based upon their experience, up to a maximum of 3 years of service and will receive base pay and time garnered benefits at that level. - The current base pay of a 3-year Officer is $68,250. - Newly Hired Officers are required to live within 40 miles of the center of the City of Litchfield but may take home their official vehicles if they reside within the 62056-zip code. - The City of Litchfield offers overtime opportunities, paid Holidays, subsidized health insurance, generous paid leave and many other benefits including membership in the Article 3 Downstate Police Pension Fund. - Our Officers currently work a 12-hour shift, working 7 days of a 14-day, bi-weekly pay period. The current scheduling offers every other weekend off, and working no more than 3 consecutive days. We need to separate into sections: Requirements (certified and non-certified), Pay, Benefits, Schedule, maybe also "Limitations" but not a standard heading; could incorporate into Requirements or About the role. Since we only have allowed headings, we could put limitation info under Requirements or About the role. Probably better to add a section "Requirements" that includes all eligibility and limitation info. Pay section separate. Benefits section separate. Schedule section separate. We must not include headings with empty content. So we will output:

  About the role

  RECRUITING ANNOUNCEMENT - APRIL 2026 The City of Litchfield Police and Fire Commission is currently accepting applications for certified and non-certified candidates for the position of Probationary Police Officer.

  Requirements

  • Certified Applicants:
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  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Could have nested lists but still okay. We'll keep simple: each requirement as li, with sub-items as separate li preceded by dash? Might be okay to keep flat. Better: list each bullet as li, and for the list of documents we can include as part of the li text. We'll produce:
  • Must possess a State of Illinois certification by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) with no more than eighty (80) hours of training required by that Board for recertification, if necessary.
  • Certification by the state of employment outside of Illinois will also be accepted provided the certification will be accepted and recognized by the ILETSB with no more than eighty (80) hours of training required by that Board for recertification, if necessary. (Part-time certification as a law enforcement officer does not meet this requirement.)
  • Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Applicant must have a minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience in good standing with a municipality, county, special or state police department. If experience is outside the State of Illinois, then all Out of State Certification requirements must be met.
  • Applicant must have a valid driver’s license.
  • Applicant must have the ability to furnish, upon request, a copy of the following: a resume; professional license; training certifications; documents confirming work experience; a birth certificate; a high school diploma/GED certificate; higher education transcripts; military service records/discharge paperwork; a release for records from previous employers; any other employment related materials as requested or required.
  • Non‑Certified Candidates:
  • Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Applicant must be between twenty‑one (21) and thirty‑five (35) years of age.
  • Applicant must have a valid driver’s license.
  • Applicant must have the ability to furnish, upon request, a copy of the following: a resume; documents confirming work experience; a birth certificate; a high school diploma/GED certificate; higher education transcripts; military service records/discharge paperwork; a release for records from previous employers; any other employment related materials as requested or required.
  • Limitation and Effects:
  • No more than 50% of newly hired Officers shall be from the roster of Certified Officers, unless an immediate need exists.
  • Certified Officer shall serve a probationary period of six months after the completion of field training.
  • Certified Officer shall not gain any seniority over any Officer due to his/her service years’ credit from previous employment with other entities.
  • Newly Hired Officers are required to live within 40 miles of the center of the City of Litchfield but may take home their official vehicles if they reside within the 62056‑zip code.
  But we separated Pay and Benefits and Schedule sections. Pay section:

  Pay

  • Starting base pay for the Litchfield Police Department is currently $63,729.
  • Officers receive base pay increases after completion of probation and after completion of 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service.
  • Certified Candidates will be placed into the wage schedule based upon their experience, up to a maximum of 3 years of service and will receive base pay and time garnered benefits at that level.
  • The current base pay of a 3‑year Officer is $68,250.
  Benefits section:

  Benefits

  • Overtime opportunities.
  • Paid holidays.
  • Subsidized health insurance.