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Council approves outside vendor for police hiring background checks after heated debate
Summary
After extended debate over cost and timeliness, the council voted to contract Damron Investigations for police pre-employment background investigations at $1,475 per file. Opponents argued the work could be done in-house at lower cost; supporters cited faster turnaround and reduced overtime burden on detectives.
The Dearborn Heights City Council voted Oct. 28 to award a contract for police hiring background investigations to Damron Investigations at a per-unit cost of $1,475.
Council debate ran more than 30 minutes. Opponents — including one council member who said, “I just don't see why we can't do background checks in house — we've done it for decades” — argued that in-house investigations would avoid vendor fees and could be handled using existing personnel. Supporters, including the police leadership, said in-house investigations require detectives' time and overtime pay, can suffer long delays while officers…
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