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eligible for retirement. This is different from a few years ago, when <br />officers were planning to stay 30 to 40 years with the department." <br />• "We have found that traditional incentives do not resonate with the <br />applicants applying to be an officer." <br />Mounds View Police Department Impact: <br />The Mounds View Police Department is currently short-staffed. We have <br />experienced recent retirements as well as resignations. Officers who have <br />resigned have done so to pursue careers in the private sector. <br />Vacancies continue to be a hinderance to officer safety, officer morale, and <br />proper use of vacation and leave hours. Additional overtime costs are rising in <br />order to fill vacant shifts to maintain minimum staffing and safety, which forces <br />a responsive only model of policing. <br />Recent recruitment and retention strategies have included: <br />• Minneapolis Police Department - $7,000 hiring bonus after FTO and <br />probationary period <br />• Edina Police Department - Longevity pay after 4, 7, 10 and 13 years of <br />service <br />• Hopkins Police Department - $5,000 for lateral transfers <br />• East Grand Forks Police Department - Hiring Bonus of $5,000.00 & <br />$2,500.00 in moving expenses <br />• Centennial Lakes Police Department - $5,000 hiring bonus for officers 3 <br />+ years of experience. <br />• Elk River Police Department - Tuition reimbursement $3,000 per year <br />• Brooklyn Park Police Department - $5,000 for lateral transfers; 48 hours <br />of frontloaded vacation time <br />• Golden Valley Police Department - Elevated PTO accrual and front - <br />loaded PTO; $3,000 after FTO; $2,000 after probation; $5,000 incentive <br />upon completion of three years of service <br />• St. Cloud Police Department - Single insurance is 100% employer paid; <br />family insurance is 90% of employer paid (employee monthly premium of <br />10% _ $201.96/month for 2022). <br />■ Meeker County Sheriff's Office - $1,000 Hiring bonus, vacation bank <br />upon hire; Student Loan Assistant Program <br />• U of M Police Department - $5,000 hiring bonus; 75% coverage for <br />tuition. <br />• Prairie Island Police Department - $5000 hiring bonus - $2000 after FTO; <br />$3000 after probation; Lateral: $6000 <br />• Bessemer (Alabama) Police Department - Hiring 14 recently retired BPD <br />officers to work as part-time officers; Part-time officers not paid benefits <br />■ San Francisco (California) Police Department - Hiring retired officers for <br />patrol <br />• Norfolk (Virginia) Police Department - Short 250 police officers, hiring <br />retired officers to respond to emergency calls for service; Implementing <br />online citizen reporting application <br />