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City auditor finds APD recruiting strategy lacks measurable pipeline; department outlines youth and data steps
Summary
The City Auditor reported that the Austin Police Department’s recruitment strategy lacked measurable objectives and sustained pipelines; APD responded with expanded outreach, SOP updates and a youth grant program.
City Auditor Corey Stokes and audit manager Kathy Harrison presented an audit of Austin Police Department recruiting and hiring to the Public Safety Commission, concluding the department’s recruitment strategy lacked measurable objectives and sustained pipelines to produce sworn applicants.
Kathy Harrison summarized the audit objectives and scope, saying auditors examined recruiting and hiring from roughly 2020 through 2024 and evaluated whether APD recruited “effectively, efficiently and equitably.” The auditors’ primary findings were that APD’s recruitment strategy did not include measurable targets or a robust set of…
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