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Police chief briefs committee on staffing pressures; committee approves fee increase and orders review
Summary
Keizer’s police chief described staffing shortages and growing operating costs; the committee approved a 10% police service fee increase and asked staff to form a task force to study fee equity.
Chief Copeland told the Budget Committee that Keizer is grappling with staff recruitment and retention, noting multiple officers have left for higher pay elsewhere and that detectives carry caseloads of 12–20 active investigations. He outlined spending pressure areas for the department: personnel costs, dispatch (WVCC) contract increases, equipment (license-plate readers, drones, tasers with cloud subscriptions), vehicle rotation and uniform/duty gear.
Chief’s examples and staffing context: - Patrol officers reported they were…
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