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Escalon council and police discuss retention, FTO and signing-bonus structures
Summary
Council and police staff discussed officer turnover, recruitment numbers and contract ratification; staff described staggered signing bonuses and limits on forcing employees to stay.
Escalon — City councilors and police officials discussed recent officer departures, recruitment and retention strategies at the July 21 council meeting, with staff describing staggered signing bonuses and noting limits on the city’s ability to prevent officers from leaving for other agencies.
During staff communications the police chief reported that Officer Jamells accepted a position in Concord with a last day of Aug. 3 and the department has opened recruitment; the chief said six qualified applicants had applied and interviews were planned for late next month. The chief also reported that all full-time officers are radar-certified following an officer’s completion of training.
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