Police Captain

About the Position

This Personnel Bulletin is being distributed to outline the requirements for promotion and the examination procedure for the rank of Police Captain. This document is not to be considered exclusively, but rather, is issued in conjunction with and in acknowledgment of existing County Laws, Personnel Regulations, Administrative Procedures, Departmental Directives, and any other controlling documents. To participate in the promotional examination for this rank, candidates must apply online with a resume submission for consideration.

What You'll Be Doing

The examination process will consist of a written exercise and two oral presentation components, which may be presented as one exercise or two. Candidates will be required to complete the written portion of the examination utilizing Word on a computer.

The written component is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 20, 2026, and the oral component is tentatively scheduled to run from Monday, September 21 through Friday, September 25, 2026. However, these dates could be extended or changed.

Candidates will be notified in writing of the locations, dates, and times they should report. There will be no make-up dates for this examination.

The examination is designed to evaluate candidates on the basis of the following dimensions as they relate to the tasks performed at the rank of Police Captain: critical thinking, decision making, interpersonal skills, leadership, planning & organizing, supervision & management, oral and written communication. These dimensions are equally weighted.

For more information refer to the Personnel Bulletin released July 23, 2026.

Minimum Qualifications

In order to be eligible to take the promotional examination, a candidate must meet the following experience and education requirements by the closing date of Monday, August 24, 2026.

A. Experience: A candidate must be a Montgomery County Police Lieutenant and must have completed a minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Police Lieutenant with the Montgomery County Police Department as of Monday, August 24, 2026. Education may not be substituted for the required experience.

B. Education: Candidates must have successfully completed a bachelor’s degree or 120 semester hours (180 quarter hours) at an accredited college or university by Monday, August 24, 2026. Experience may not be substituted for required education.

C. Other: Must have personal integrity, pay attention to details, be emotionally stable and physically fit to perform all of the duties of the Police Captain class of work.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview.

Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the know