REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: TJ MILLER, Interim Director
Personnel Services Department
BY: STEPHANIE HERNANDEZ, Principal Labor Relations Analyst
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Hiring Incentives and Referral Incentives for Qualified Police Officer Recruits, Lateral Police Officers, and Lateral Emergency Services Dispatcher II/IIIs:
1. ***Approve a Side Letter of Agreement with the Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA), for Unit 4 - Non-Management Police, regarding Police Officer Lateral Hire and Referral Incentives and Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentives (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
2. ***Approve a Side Letter of Agreement with the Fresno City Employees Association (FCEA), for Unit 3 - Non-Supervisory White Collar, regarding Emergency Services Dispatcher Lateral Hire and Referral Incentives (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council: (1) approve a Side Letter of Agreement with FPOA which renews the provision of hiring and referral incentives for qualified lateral Police Officer hires and a hiring incentive for Police Officer Recruit hires; and (2) approve a Side Letter of Agreement with FCEA which renews a provision for hiring and referral incentives for qualified lateral Emergency Services Dispatcher (ESD) II/III hires.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To assist with continued efforts in achieving the City's hiring goals in Fiscal Year 2024 for Police Officers and ESDs, Council is asked to approve a Side Letter of Agreement with FPOA to renew the provision of a $15,000 hiring incentive and a $1,000 referral incentive for qualified lateral Police Officer hires from other California police agencies, and the provision for a $5,000 hiring incentive for Police Officer Recruits; and renew the Side Letter of Agreement with FCEA which provides a hire incentive of $4,000 and a $1,000 referral incentive for qualified lateral ESD II/III hires. The respective side letters with FPOA and FCE...
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