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El Segundo council narrows police hiring plan; budget still includes seven new officer positions
Summary
Council members and the police chief debated a proposed increase in sworn staffing. The draft budget includes seven officer positions, but the council asked staff to adopt a budget cap of 67 sworn officers with a limited exception for a candidate in the hiring pipeline.
The El Segundo City Council discussed police staffing levels at length during the May 5 budget study workshop and gave staff guidance to limit near‑term hiring while preserving flexibility for a candidate already in the hiring pipeline.
Staff’s proposed budget includes funding to add seven police officers next year. Chief Bermudez said the department’s staffing study recommended moving toward 72 sworn officers and told council, “72 would be optimal for us to operate efficiently,” but also…
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