From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Ordinance amending the Police Department's authorized positions in each classification for Fiscal Year 2017.
Presenter
Chief Steve Dye, Police Department
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie has established a Police Department to provide the citizens of Grand Prairie with a first class public safety response to police emergencies and calls for service based on a Community Policing philosophy. The Department has worked to garner an outstanding reputation throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as the place for serious and professional law enforcement career minded individuals to seek employment. This interest from a highly qualified and talented applicant pool is contrary to the experience of agencies similar in size and scope to this Department. Due to the successful recruiting efforts and this outstanding pool of qualified candidates, the Department has decided to seize this opportunity by starting a Police Academy class on June 12, 2017. The Department anticipates filling all current vacancies, and additionally, has several planned promotions and retirements in the coming months.
The Department would like to over-hire four (4) Police Officer vacancies that will be created by the anticipated promotions and retirements. The Department would like to add these positions now; taking full advantage of an academy class of highly qualified and superior candidates for the City. This also expedites the training of additional personnel who will be available to serve the City sooner.
Currently, the Police Department has 270 authorized Civil Service sworn positions consisting of two-hundred and twenty-six (226) Police Officers; thirty (30) Sergeants (including 1 over-hire position); eight (8) Lieutenants; two (2) Deputy Chiefs; three (3) Assistant Chiefs, and one (1) Police Chief.
With the addition of four (4) over-hire Police Officer positions, the Department staffing will now consist of two-hund...
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