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Glassport approves police hiring and labor agreements as department reports high call volume
Summary
The council ratified a termination, approved hiring three new patrolmen to replace recent departures, and adopted MOUs with Teamsters Local No. 205 and with Chief DeVerse; the Police Report showed 1,452 calls for service in October.
Council ratified the termination of employee #11824 and voted to hire three new patrolmen to replace recently departed officers. The motions passed unanimously.
Mayor Keith DiMarco read that the Police Report is available upon request and the October statistics included 1,452 calls for service and 125 juvenile incidents that resulted in four arrests. Council also adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local No. 205 changing salary and certain benefit terms for police employees and a separate MOU with Chief DeVerse adjusting holiday-pay terms for hours worked.
Council did not discuss specific recruitment timelines or training details during the meeting; staffing actions and labor agreements were approved by recorded unanimous votes.
