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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
OCTOBER 2, 2018
TITLE:
ADOPT A RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING
AN EMPLOYEE REFERRAL INCENTIVE
PROGRAM TO ENHANCE POLICE
OFFICER RECRUITMENT EFFORTS
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to implement an employee referral incentive
program to enhance police officer recruitment efforts.
DISCUSSION
Recruitment and hiring challenges continue to plague law enforcement agencies across the United
States. Like many local law enforcement agencies across the country, the Santa Ana Police
Department is experiencing a diminished pool of well-qualified police officer candidates. Several
factors affect a police officer candidate's ability to successfully complete all components of the
hiring process, including physical fitness level, writing ability, disqualifying behaviors, and previous
employment history and performance. In addition, the law enforcement job market is saturated
with available career opportunities and prospective candidates are often solicited by multiple
agencies in an attempt to fill staffing vacancies. The inability to recruit police officers continues to
be of significant concern throughout the nation. In response, agencies across the country are
offering hiring incentives in order to attract both experienced officers and the most qualified police
recruit applicants.
In order to ascertain the prevalence and content of these types of employment incentives, Santa
Ana Police Department personnel conducted a survey of 181 California law enforcement agencies.
Following this research, Police Department staff met with staff from Human Resources to discuss
the development of a hiring incentive program that would best meet the needs of the Santa Ana
Police Department. As a result, the Police Department and Human Resources Agency are
recommending the implementation of an Employee Referral Incentive Program for City employees
who refer successful police officer candidates.
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The Employee Referral Incentive Program will provide a $1,000 incentive to City employees who
refer successful candidates to the Police Department. The applicant must list the referring
employee on his/her application for employment. Most full-time and part-time City employees will
be eligible. Employees working for City Human Resources, PD Human Resources, or are assigned
to Police Officer recruitment efforts are not eligible. The City employee will receive $1,000 when
the Police Officer successfully completes the Santa Ana Police Department's Field Training
Program.
This resolution authorizes the City Manager to implement an Employee Referral Incentive Program
for a one-year period in the amount of $ 25,000 per fiscal year.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal # 1 Community Safety, Objective #1
(Modernize the Community Policing philosophy to improve customer service, crime prevention and
traffic/pedestrian/bicycle safety.), Strategy I (Enhance public safety efforts by improving our
employee retention efforts and actively seeking a diverse and talented pool of public safety
candidates who possess the values and skills consistent with organizational goals).
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this program in the amount of $25,000 is available in the Police Department's FY 2018-
19 Field Operations Salaries Regular account (no. 01114420 61000).
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Steven PhanV
Executive Director
Human Resources Agency
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Chief of Police
Santa Ana Police Department
Exhibit: 1. Resolution
AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
Sergio Vidal
Acting Executive Director u,"L(O"PO)
Finance and Management Services Agency
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-xxx
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
IMPLEMENT AN EMPLOYEE REFERRAL INCENTIVE
PROGRAM FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD TO ENHANCE
POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT EFFORTS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and
declares asfollows:
A. The Santa Ana Police Department, like many other local law enforcement
agencies throughout the nation, is experiencing a diminished pool of well-
qualified police officer candidates.
B. The Santa Ana Police Department reviews multiple factors regarding a
police officer candidate's ability to successfully complete all components of
the hiring process, including physical fitness level, writing ability,
disqualifying behaviors, and previous employment history and performance.
C. The inability to recruit police officers continues to be of significant concern
throughout the nation. In response, agencies across the country are
offering hiring incentives in order to attract both experienced officers and
the most qualified police recruit applicants.
D. In order to ascertain the prevalence and content of these types of
employment incentives, Santa Ana Police Department personnel conducted
a survey of 181 California law enforcement agencies. Following this
research, Police Department staff met with staff from Human Resources to
discuss the development of a hiring incentive program that would best meet
the needs of the Santa Ana Police Department.
E. As a result, the Police Department and Human Resources Agency are
recommending the implementation of an Employee Referral Incentive
Program for current City employees who refer successful police officer
candidates.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes the City
Manager to implement an employee referral Incentive program for a one year period
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to enhance police officer recruitment efforts in the amount of $25,000.
Section 3. The employee referral incentive program will be offered to current
employees to help recruit police officer candidates by offering a $1,000 applicant
referral incentive paid to the current City employee upon the police officer's successful
completion of the field training program. No incentive program monies will be paid to
the successful police officer from this program.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of October, 2018.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R, Carvalho, City Attorney
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Ta are Bogosian
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers:_ _
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. MUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2018-xxx to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana on October 2, 2018.
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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