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Lincoln City Council approves hiring a seventh police officer to ease overtime and coverage strains
Summary
The Lincoln City Council voted to add a seventh full-time officer to the Lincoln Police Department to reduce mandatory overtime and improve shift coverage; council members said the position is budget-neutral under the department's 2025 personnel allocation.
Lincoln City Council on Thursday approved the Lincoln Police Department’s request to hire a seventh full‑time officer, a move the department said will reduce mandatory overtime and provide more reliable shift coverage.
Chief Giddings told the council the department has been operating with six full‑time officers while two other hires are in training, and that staffing shortfalls had produced “substantial” overtime (357 hours as of the request) and limited leave options for…
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