HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-044 - Approving a Police Officer Hiring Bonus Program for Police Officer ApplicantsTB 7.18.2023
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-044
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING A POLICE OFFICER HIRING
BONUS PROGRAM FOR POLICE OFFICER APPLICANTS
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,000
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
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Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana recognizes the need to
hire and fill Police Officer positions; and
B. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana understands the growing
demand across the state for Police Officers; and
C. WHEREAS, maintaining and increasing signing bonuses for new hires will
bolster the Santa Ana Police Department's efforts to recruit and retain new
Police Officers and will fall in line with the prevailing trend throughout the state.
D. WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Police Department will create a reasonable tiered
payment program in connection with the hiring bonuses as follows:
$10,000 per officer,
$15,000 for an officer with a Bachelor's degree, or
$15,000 for an officer who is a military veteran, and
up $20,000 for an officer who is a military veteran with a
Bachelor's degree
Section 2. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana hereby approves the Police Officer Hiring Bonus Program for Police
Officers as set forth in the accompanying Staff Report, attached hereto and made a part
hereof in an amount not to exceed $600,000.
Section 3. If section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Resolution, and each
and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more provisions may be
declared invalid.
Resolution 2023-044
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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 18t" day of July 2023.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: Qtti�LD� K VLF
Tamara Bogosian
t Sr. Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Amezcua Bacerra Penaloza, Phan,
Vazquez (5)
Hernandez (1)
None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Lopez (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution
No. 2023-044 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on July 18, 2023.
Date:
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City of Santa Ana
Resolution 2023-044
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