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Personnel committee report: police hiring nears full staffing; overtime remains and is partially reimbursed
Summary
City personnel committee reported hires and vacancies in August 2025, and discussed police overtime and third‑party reimbursements; no policy changes were adopted at the meeting.
The Anacortes City Council’s personnel committee reported in August 2025 that the city has made recent hires and is approaching full public-safety staffing, while police overtime remains a recurring budget item partially offset by third‑party reimbursements.
Committee members said staffing improved in August, with six hires cited and two contingent offers for firefighter/paramedic positions; the police department had two openings at the time and three contingent offers in process, which the committee said could bring the department to full staffing. The planning…
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