Council backs police trainee program and pay-grid changes to aid recruitment
Council authorized a Police Officer Trainee position description, directed the attorney to draft a contract for skills training cost-recovery, and approved a competitive search and a pay grid designed to improve recruitment and retention for the full-time officer vacancy.
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Faced with a full-time officer vacancy and recruitment challenges, the City Council approved a proposal to create a Police Officer Trainee position aimed at candidates in the final stages of licensing. Chief Brett Hurley presented a trainee plan that would cover a roughly $5,000 skills-training course cost in exchange for a three-year repayment agreement if the trainee does not remain employed.
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