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Chief Wilson: public-safety sales tax hiring under way; first tax revenue check arrives

Raymore City Council · November 11, 2025
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Summary

Raymore Police have begun hiring using public‑safety sales tax funds; Chief Wilson reported four conditional offers and one lateral hire with a POST license and named Officer Parker Pruitt as the new school/community youth officer. City staff also reported receiving the first state payment tied to the sales tax: $13,000.

Raymore Police Chief Wilson told the City Council on Nov. 10 that the department and Human Resources have been conducting background checks, drug screens and other hiring steps since April under the public‑safety sales tax program.

"We've made 4 conditional offers to individuals that do not have a POST license," Chief Wilson said, and the department…

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