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Council approves funding to implement lateral police recruitment incentive; officials say immediate hires would save money versus academy recruits
Summary
The City Council authorized funding to execute a memorandum of understanding with the police union for a referral and sign-on bonus program aimed at attracting certified lateral officers; officials said a lateral hire avoids academy and field-training costs and estimated net savings per hire if successful.
The City Council voted to approve funding necessary to execute a memorandum of understanding for a referral and sign-on bonus program intended to recruit certified lateral police officers to the Bristol Police Department. Police officials and the mayor described the MOU as a first step to counter a nationwide decline in applicants. Jim Hasselkamp, a police official who led the presentation, told the council that the applicant pool has shrunk sharply in recent years and that the city currently had a small number of applicants…
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