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Council approves $1 million grant-authority to recruit public-safety talent
Summary
The council unanimously approved a resolution enabling a grant agreement up to $1,000,000 with the Ross and Carol Neece Foundation to fund a head of talent acquisition for public safety recruitment and retention.
Council voted 9–0 to authorize the mayor and relevant department heads to accept grant funds not to exceed $1,000,000 from the Ross and Carol Neece Foundation to hire a head of talent acquisition for public safety recruitment.
Councilman Cahill presented the bill and described it as a recruitment and retention measure for public-safety staffing. The legislation authorizes the mayor, the director of public safety, and the director of human resources and civil service to enter agreements needed to receive the funds. "Resolution authorizing the mayor, the director of public safety, and the director of human resources and civil service to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Ross and Carol Neece Foundation for the purpose of receiving grant funds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000," the reader stated while the clerk moved the item to final action.
There was no recorded extended debate; the measure moved quickly to final vote after the reading and passed unanimously.
