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Rohnert Park reviews public-safety staffing, recruitment and DEI plans
Summary
City staff reported on public-safety accomplishments, staffing challenges and HR recruitment and DEI initiatives; Chief Tim Matos outlined recruitment/retention steps and hiring numbers and Jamie Cannon described hiring tools, blind‑review pilots and a proposal to join the 30x30 pledge.
Rohnert Park — City leaders on Sept. 24 received two related reports on recruitment, diversity and public‑safety staffing as staff outlined both operational changes and longer-term workforce commitments.
Director and Chief of Public Safety Tim Matos summarized FY 23–24 accomplishments — including conversion of a fire‑inspector position to full time, expanded public-education outreach, monthly multi-agency drills, installation of 10 Flock cameras and piloting 24‑hour battalion chief coverage — and described goals for 24–25 such as reviewing standards of coverage, beginning recruitment to reach three‑person engine staffing ("3‑0") funded by Measure H and installing electric-vehicle charging infrastructure for department vehicles.
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