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Holyoke committee: recruits now sworn in after academy; 13-week field training in place
Summary
The Public Safety Committee was told Holyoke has moved to swearing in police recruits after academy graduation and implemented a 13-week field training program; councilors pressed for clarity on pension and hiring impacts amid staffing shortfalls cited in a 2023 audit.
At a June meeting of the Holyoke City Council Public Safety Committee, councilors heard that the city now swears in police recruits only after they complete the police academy and that a 13-week field training program has been put in place.
Councilor Kevin Jourdain asked whether swearing recruits in before academy graduation could create pension or other long-term liabilities if recruits were injured in academy training. "Does that, by swearing them in and they get injured at the police academy, does that now make them eligible for a disability pension?" he asked.
Kelly, the city's human resources director, told the committee she had asked HR peers in other Western…
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