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Rock Springs council approves police retention bonuses amid 29-of-47 staffing shortfall
Summary
Council unanimously approved Resolution 2024-128 to provide retention bonuses to Rock Springs police officers; Police Chief Bill Erspamer said 29 positions are filled of a budgeted 47 and funding will come from unfilled positions.
The Rock Springs City Council on Aug. 20 unanimously approved Resolution 2024-128 to provide retention bonuses to police officers.
Police Chief Bill Erspamer told the council the retention bonus was not specifically budgeted, but staffing is low and the department can use funding from unfilled positions to cover the bonuses. He said the department currently has 29 filled positions while the budget allows for 47.
Councilor Jeannie Demas moved to approve the resolution; Councilor Tim Robinson seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. The resolution did not specify individual bonus amounts on the council floor, nor did the meeting record detail the number of officers who would receive the bonus beyond the staffing numbers given by Chief Erspamer.
The action was presented as a personnel/retention measure intended to address departmental staffing shortages. The council did not record further direction on implementation or timeline at the meeting; follow-up execution will be handled by the police department and city finance staff.
