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Blue Island council considers changes to allow police lateral hires, staff to draft rule changes
Summary
Councilors discussed enabling lateral police hires by restructuring civil-service rules or creating a board of fire and police commissioners; staff said 'the statute allows you to hire lateral transfers' and will work with a law firm to draft resolutions and rule changes.
Blue Island councilors spent a segment of the Nov. 13 meeting discussing whether to allow lateral police hires — bringing officers from other jurisdictions in at a pay or rank consistent with their prior experience. Mayor/Chair (speaker 1) said current civil-service rules prevent lateral hires: "we can't do that right now," and…
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