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Decorah council directs staff to draft ordinance allowing out-of-state residency for police hires
Summary
Council signaled support for drafting an ordinance to permit non-Iowa residents to be certified and hired as Decorah police officers, citing recruitment challenges in border communities and the Iowa Administrative Code provision allowing cross-border certification when approved by ordinance.
The Decorah City Council agreed in principle to ask staff to draft an ordinance that would permit out-of-state residency for certified police applicants, a step intended to broaden the applicant pool for the police department.
City staff explained the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy allows individuals living outside Iowa to become certified Iowa…
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