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Police chief says Everett is near pre‑grant staffing levels, highlights diversity and recruiting gains
Summary
Everett Police Department leaders told council members they have 19 sworn vacancies but are effectively near prior staffing baselines because 16 positions were grant-funded; the department reported higher patrol staffing, expanded community policing units and improved recruitment pipelines.
Everett Police leadership told the City Council on July 23 that the department is making steady progress on recruitment and retention and is near historical staffing baselines when federal grant expansions are considered.
The chief reported the department currently shows 19 sworn full‑time equivalent vacancies but noted that 16 of those positions were added with federal COPS grants in 2022–2023. Measured against the department’s previous baseline of 206 officers (2016–February 2021), the chief said Everett would be about five officers short today — roughly 97% staffed…
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