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Council approves $9,000 referral bonus for lateral police hires
Summary
The council approved an incentive program paying current employees up to $9,000 ($3,000 at hire, $3,000 after training, $3,000 after probation) for recruiting lateral police officers; staff said the bonus is intended to be more cost‑effective than outside recruiters.
The Los Alamitos City Council approved a police department recruitment incentive that pays current employees up to $9,000 in staged payments for recruiting lateral police officers.
Police staff described the plan as three payments of $3,000 each: on hire, after completion of training, and after the recruit finishes probation. The program is targeted at lateral hires (officers already certified elsewhere) to encourage…
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