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Woodland police report shows staffing shortfall and rising response times in first half of 2025
Summary
The Woodland Police Department presented its semiannual report covering Jan. 1–June 30, 2025, highlighting a nine-post staffing shortfall and sustained overtime costs that, officials said, have contributed to longer priority-one response times.
The Woodland Police Department presented its semiannual report for Jan. 1–June 30, 2025, to the City Council on Oct. 7, detailing a persistent staffing shortfall, high overtime costs and changes in response-time metrics.
Chief Ryan Kinnett told council members the department had 92 authorized full-time positions but was short nine positions during the reporting period. "Our budget for overtime is to the tune of about $500,000, and we spend almost double that," Kinnett said, citing sustained overtime as a major…
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