HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Temporary increase in Police personnel RESOLUTION NO. 10-361
RESOLUTION APPROVING TEMPORARY INCREASE
IN POLICE PERSONNEL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,replacing a police officer is a time intensive process,as officers are required by
law to attend and successfully complete the 13-week residential training program at the Iowa Law
Enforcement Academy; and,
WHEREAS, this training can not occur until the officer has actually been hired by a police
department; and,
WHEREAS,in addition,Ames police officers complete a 12-week field training experience,
and field training is a practical learning experience managed by Ames police trainers that orient new
officers to police work at the Ames Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, the six-month lag time between hiring new officers and their being able to
operate independently in the field has become increasingly important in our ability to maintain a full
complement of officers on the street; and,
WHEREAS,in the next two years,the department will likely face the retirement of as many
as eight senior officers; and,
WHEREAS, to address this issue, the department desires to hire new officers as soon as a
retirement or resignation date is known, however, to accomplish this, the City Council needs to
temporarily increase the authorized staffing level for sworn personnel from 53 to 54.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization of a temporary increase in the staffing level in the Police Department for sworn
personnel from 53 to 54 for the balance of the 2010/11 fiscal year is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27t' day of July, 2010.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: Larson
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27'day of July, 2010.