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Committee asks administration for cost‑benefit study of police take‑home vehicle program
Summary
At a March 10 Public Safety Committee meeting, Councilman Spadola asked the administration to prepare a cost‑benefit analysis on offering Wilmington Police officers take‑home vehicles, citing recruitment, retention and neighborhood deterrence. The item will go to full council on April 3.
Councilman Spadola asked the Wilmington City administration to prepare a cost‑benefit analysis on offering Wilmington Police Department officers a take‑home vehicle program during the Public Safety Committee meeting on March 10.
Spadola said the proposal is “first and foremost, a recruitment and retention issue,” pointing to other area jurisdictions that offer take‑home cars, and said officers leaving…
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