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Police present hiring plan, fleet needs and technology asks; supervisors press for sustained academy classes
Summary
Police leaders told the committee the department is still below authorized staffing despite recent classes and outlined capital needs — aging fleet, public safety building equipment and IT upgrades — while supervisors urged continued commitment to regular academy classes to prevent future shortfalls.
The Police Department on April 17 presented its FY2013-14 budget overview to the Board’s Budget and Finance Committee, emphasizing that nearly 88–90% of the department’s budget is devoted to salaries and fringe and that attrition has recently outpaced hiring despite a Mayor‑backed hiring plan.
Department leaders said they are working to achieve a higher sworn count through authorized academy classes and lateral hires; the chief said the hiring plan moved the department closer to roughly 1,700 officers from a lower point, but attrition remains a…
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