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Commission hears that police, fire vacancies persist even as applicant pools remain large
Summary
City officials told the commission that fire had seven vacancies in a new recruit class and police had about 24 vacancies, while departments rely on mandatory overtime and active recruitment to sustain coverage.
Commissioners used the capital workshop to press department leaders about staffing trends affecting city services, including police and fire recruitment, vacancy levels and the budget impact of added positions.
Deputy Fire Chief Gil Hernandez told the commission the fire department had seven vacancies but that those seven positions were in the recruit class that started the week before the meeting; he estimated roughly 200 to 300 applicants applied for the most recent recruitment, which he said meant there were “over 40 applications for each position” for seven seats. Deputy…
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