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Council members discuss whether academy training should carry a service obligation
Summary
A council member raised the possibility that officers sent to academy training be required to serve a set period afterward to avoid training costs falling on the city when officers depart; council members noted past practices and that labor negotiations limit what can be discussed publicly.
Council members discussed whether the city should require officers sent to an academy to commit to a period of service after training to protect the city from training costs when an officer leaves.
One council member said, “we should have something that if we send you to the academy, that you're obligated for a certain amount of time,” raising the policy question of whether the city should require a service commitment after training. Other members noted they recalled a prior practice of multi-year commitments but said they were not certain it applied in the current case and noted that labor negotiations and personnel rules constrain what council can discuss publicly. No formal direction or vote was taken during the meeting.
