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TB 10/4/2018 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2018-076 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO <br />IMPLEMENT AN EMPLOYEE REFERRAL INCENTIVE <br />PROGRAM FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD TO ENHANCE <br />POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT EFFORTS <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares asfollows: <br />A. The Santa Ana Police Department, like many other local law enforcement <br />agencies throughout the nation, is experiencing a diminished pool of well- <br />qualified police officer candidates. <br />B. The Santa Ana Police Department reviews multiple factors regarding a police <br />officer candidate's ability to successfully complete all components of the hiring <br />process, including physical fitness level, writing ability, disqualifying behaviors, <br />and previous employment history and performance. <br />C. The inability to recruit police officers continues to be of significant concern <br />throughout the nation. In response, agencies across the country are offering <br />hiring incentives in order to attract both experienced officers and the most <br />qualified police recruit applicants. <br />D. In order to ascertain the prevalence and content of these types of employment <br />incentives, Santa Ana Police Department personnel conducted a survey of 181 <br />California law enforcement agencies. Following this research, Police <br />Department staff met with staff from Human Resources to discuss the <br />development of a hiring incentive program that would best meet the needs of <br />the Santa Ana Police Department. <br />E. As a result, the Police Department and Human Resources Agency are <br />recommending the implementation of an Employee Referral Incentive Program <br />for current City employees who refer successful police officer candidates. <br />Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes the City <br />Manager to implement an employee referral incentive program for a one-year period to <br />enhance police officer recruitment efforts in the amount of $25,000. <br />Section 3. The employee referral incentive program will be offered to current City <br />employees to help recruit police officer candidates by offering a $1,000 applicant <br />Resolution No. 2018-076 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />