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City manager proposes on-call police positions as department covers two vacancies
Summary
The city manager told council there are two police vacancies (an investigator and an officer), and the police chief has proposed part-time on-call positions to cover shifts during transition; the manager said the change should not increase the budget and the union supports overtime-first priority.
During the manager's report a council member asked about police staffing after a departure. The city manager said the department currently has two open positions'one from a retirement and one newly opened'and that the investigator and officer roles are being publicly posted.
The manager said the police chief proposed part-time on-call positions to allow seasoned officers to pick up shifts during transition periods. "Our hope is that these part time positions could help supplement so that if you do have time off, that you can take it and that we can offer those shifts as one offs," the manager said. The manager told council the union supports giving existing officers the first opportunity for overtime, and the proposed on-call roles would be nonunion and intended to avoid increasing budgeted expenses by covering open shifts rather than adding new recurring costs.
Why it matters: Vacancies in public-safety staffing affect scheduling and response capacity; the on-call approach aims to sustain coverage while recruitment proceeds.
Next steps: The city is posting the investigator and officer positions; staffing and the on-call approach will be evaluated as recruitment and shift coverage evolve.
