TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
Rachel Johnson, Police Chief
SUBJECT: Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving Police Officer Recruitment and Referral Bonuses (Human Resources Director Jenkins and Police Chief Rachel Johnson).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0021
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-0021 authorizing recruitment and referral bonuses directed by Council at the February 7, 2023, Council meeting.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The current bonuses are $3,000 for lateral transfers and $2,000 for referrals. The proposed bonus structure provides a discretionary 3%-10% recruitment bonus with installments paid at time of hire or appointment to Police Officer and passing of probation. Additionally, there is a proposed increase to the referral bonus to 5% of the annual Police Academy Trainee salary (currently $4,035) for Police Department employees who refer successful Police Officer or Police Academy Trainee candidates.
The current recruitment and referral bonuses are paid from the salary budget. It is estimated that the newly approved incentive levels could similarly be paid from salary savings (including either savings from vacancies or the savings from hiring some positions as Police Officer Trainees that are budgeted as Police Officers).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City hires both Lateral/Academy Graduate candidates (laterals and academy graduates) as well as Police Academy Trainee candidates (PATs or trainees) to become Police Officers. Lateral candidates are currently working as Police Officers in other organizations while academy graduate candidates have attended a police academy but do not yet have the required agency experience. Finally, trainee candidates are entry-level employees who do not yet have training and experience in law enforcement, and ...
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