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Eleven recruits set to graduate July 16; county expects reduced overtime
Summary
County police training official said an 11-person recruit class will graduate July 16, join patrol shifts July 19–21, and is expected to reduce overtime spending.
County officials said an 11-person police recruit class will graduate July 16 and begin rotating onto patrol shifts the following weekend, a development the department says will reduce overtime costs.
Training official Rebel (by transcript name) told the court the class is week 11 of a 14-week program and, "If everything goes right, the July 16 ... we will graduate 11 new recruits." He invited court members to the 4 p.m. graduation at the library and said the recruits will start field training on July 19, 20 and 21 across three shifts.
Rebel said the large class was the biggest the department has held and that the recent hiring will help reduce unscheduled overtime. Court members thanked training staff and noted the hiring decision will have long-term budget benefits compared with relying on provisional hires.
The court did not take formal action on the training update; the presentation served as an informational briefing.
