Council authorizes police to offer job to candidate from prior hiring list
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Summary
Council granted city staff and police leadership authority to extend an employment offer to the second-ranked candidate from an earlier patrol recruitment to fill a position vacated by a retirement effective Sept. 2; the council directed staff to move to the next candidate if the second-ranked person declines.
The City Council authorized staff and police leadership to offer employment to the second-ranked candidate from the department’s prior recruitment list to replace a patrol officer who will retire Sept. 2 after 20 years of service.
City staff explained the department recently completed an extended recruitment process and had previously hired the top-ranked candidate; staff asked permission to reach back to the next-ranked candidate because recruitment and background checks are lengthy. The council approved the request by motion; staff said the candidate has the academy certification and that polygraph exams and other steps have been part of the process for the top three candidates.
City staff and police said the newly hired person’s start date would be after the retiring officer’s Sept. 2 departure. The council authorized staff to make an offer to the second-ranked candidate and to move to the next candidate on the list if that person declines.
The action is an administrative personnel authorization; no salary or specific contract terms were presented during the meeting, though staff said earlier hires followed the city’s recruitment procedures.
