2023-013 - Authorizing the Paris Police Department to Pay a Hiring Incentive of $10,000.00 to Newly Hired Police Officers

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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-2D A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PAY A HIRING INCENTIVE OF $10,000.00 TO NEWLY HIRED PARIS POLICE OFFICERS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Paris to have and maintain a fully staffed Police Department; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2018-017, City Council, in recognition of chronic staffing shortages at the Paris Police Department ("the Department") authorized the Department to pay a hiring incentive of $5,000.00 to newly hired officers who are already certified as peace officers by the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement ("TCOLE"); and WHEREAS, since that time, the Department has continued to experience chronic and long-term staffing declines; and WHEREAS, other nationwide recruiting efforts have proven insufficient to achieve full staffing within the Department; and WHEREAS, extending the $5,000.00 hiring incentive to all new officers, regardless of whether they have been certified by TCOLE as peace officers prior to hiring, and increasing the incentive to $10,000.00 will enhance recruitment and retention efforts; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Paris to extend this incentive to all applicants to be paid the same installments, to increase the incentive from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00, and to make this action retroactive to January 1, 2023. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved and are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Paris hereby authorizes the Paris Police Department to pay a $10,000.00 hiring incentive to new employees for the position of police officer upon successful completion of the appointment and field training process. Said hiring incentive shall be retroactive to January 1, 2023, and paid in installments as follows: upon appointment ($3,500.00), upon successful completion of the Field Training Program ($3,000.00), and upon successful completion of the probationary employment period ($3,500.00).