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Police chief warns hiring deferral and grant losses could increase overtime and strain services
Summary
Police Chief Darren Goodman told council that vacant positions and the proposed hiring deferral may increase overtime costs and service strain; the department said civilian positions are critical to public-safety operations and expressed uncertainty whether existing salary savings will be retained.
San Bernardino’s police leadership cautioned the city council that the proposed hiring deferral and recent grant losses could increase overtime costs and risk staff burnout, even as council and staff sought to protect sworn staffing levels.
Chief Darren Goodman said the department is seeking to preserve sworn positions but warned that civilian positions also support the public‑safety mission. “There’s not a single position in our department that’s not important,” Goodman said when asked…
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