HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 180-19RESOLUTION NO. '-1 8 0- 19
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION INCENTIVE FOR INCUMBENTS
OF THE POLICE TRAINEE POSITION FOR THE
BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, Section 12, authorizes the
City Council to provide for salaries and related benefits for officers and
employees of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety & Vital Services (PSVS)-rnegsure has provided
the need to support the community with hiring additional Police Officers; and
WHEREAS, the competition for attracting, hiring and retaining Police
Officers is a unprecedented level of difficulty; and
WHEREAS, many competing agencies have implemented bonus or
incentive programs to entice recruitment and retention efforts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Beginning December 1, 2019, a Recruitment and Retention
Incentive will be provided to Police Trainees of the Bakersfield Police
Department Police Academy in amount not to exceed $3,000.00 per trainee.
3. The incentive will be deemed applicable to incumbents at the
discretion of the Chief of Police, or his designee, and be made known at
commencement of each recruitment process by Human Resources.
4. If granted, the incentive will be made payable in two installments of
$1,500.00; payable at acceptance of a job offer for permanent appointment to
a Police Officer position and within the first year of service as a Police 'Officer
with the Bakersfield Police Department.
5. Separation of employment for any reason during the established
timeframes makes the incentive null and void.
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b. A one-time payment of $1,500.00 will be paid to Police Trainees
hired in 2018 who remain employed and the full $3,000.00will be made
available, as described above, to all Police Trainees hired in 2019 who remain
employed.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
NOV 2 0 2019 , by the following vote:
YES•
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
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COUNCILMEMBER, RIVERA, GON7ALES,-WEiff, SMITH, FREEMAN, b�N, PARLIER
COUNCILMEMBER VoyslI_
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER W21Y'. St I \Jmi-s-
J IE DRIMAKIS
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: NOV 2 0 2019 f
By:
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED as to form:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By: cc a�c.c�
VIRG IA A. GE NARO
City Attorney
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