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Jamestown council approves hiring of five police officers and one court security officer
Summary
At its first 2025 work session, the Jamestown City Council approved two resolutions to suspend the hiring freeze and add five police officers to the Jamestown Police Department and one court security officer; the court security position’s salary is funded by the state, the police hires prompted concerns about training timelines and injury pay.
Jamestown City Council on Jan. 6 approved two separate resolutions to suspend the city's hiring freeze so the Jamestown Police Department (JPD) can hire five police officers and so the courts can add one full-time court security officer.
Council members discussed the need to recruit quickly. Council member Preston said Chief Jackson asked that hires be in place and in training by the end of February to avoid losing candidates to other…
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