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Commission hears low police-exam applicant count and notes level-funded budget submission
Summary
Staff told the commission the Sept. 28 police officer exam has attracted only about 23 applications so far, and that civil service and recreation submitted level-funded budgets and were thanked by the commissioner of finance.
Carissa Salvo briefed the commission on recruitment for the upcoming police officer exam and on department budget submissions. Salvo said outreach has been robust — the police department has advertised at events, online job boards, Spotify and even pump-top audio ads — but "we've got maybe 23 applications upstairs." She noted the last filing date is Sept. 4 and the exam scheduled for Sept. 28.
On budgets, Salvo said civil service and recreation submitted a requested budget that was level-funded compared with last year and were thanked by the commissioner of finance for doing so. Commissioners discussed potential reasons for low police applicant counts, including wage competition with neighboring jurisdictions, and flagged social media as a key recruitment channel going forward.
