The City of Memphis has an interest in retaining experienced and qualified Memphis Police Services Division (MPD) personnel and Memphis Fire Services Division (MFD) personnel and commits to paying a retention bonus to MPD and MFD personnel who meet certain eligibility criteria and voluntarily elect to enter into a Letter of Commitment.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for the Retention Bonus, Employee must at the time of open enrollment:

     (a)  be employed as a full-time commissioned officer with MPD; or

     (b)  be employed as full-time commissioned personnel with MFD; or

     (c)  be employed as a paramedic with MFD; or

     (d)  be employed as a full-time dispatcher or full-time alarm operator with MPD or MFD and    

            have completed his/her initial training period as required by his/her Division or

      (e) be employed in any position represented by the International Association of Firefighters Local                    1784, and have completed his/her initial training period as required by his/her Division.      

What positions qualify?

Note:  Employees must be on active payroll at the time of distribution of payments with no pending termination, such as a set date of retirement.

• Commissioned Fire and Police Employees

• Management-rank commissioned positions

• Paramedics

• Communication Workers

• Dispatchers

• Fire alarm operators

• Communication management positions

• Emergency response call operators

• IAFF Positions