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Police chief outlines recruitment gains, accreditation push, equipment upgrades and new reporting options
Summary
The police chief reported strong recruitment and retention, plans to expand officer wellness and training, a multi-year accreditation maintenance effort, replacement of aging weapons and roll-out of online reporting and social-media outreach.
The city’s police chief told council members the department is close to full staffing and is pursuing officer wellness programs, accreditation maintenance and equipment replacements.
“We're actually doing very well. Last year, we didn't lose a single officer to another agency… we're actually hiring a new officer even next month,” the police chief said, reporting improved retention and ongoing recruitment.
The chief outlined…
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