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Police chief urges council not to remove take-home cars, warns of staffing pressures
Summary
Chief Bass told the council he distributed an analysis and asked that take-home police cars not be removed, saying take-home cars aid emergency response and recruitment; council members discussed low starting wages and retention risks for police and fire staff.
Chief Bass told council members he had circulated a letter and supporting materials and asked them not to remove the department's take-home vehicles, describing the benefit as “one of the few benefits that we have.” He argued take-home cars speed emergency response and are a recruitment and retention tool: "I do ask that you all not…
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