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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-076
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 to
enhance police officer recruitment efforts in the amount of $25,000.
Section 3. The employee referral incentive program will be offered to current City
employees to help recruit police officer candidates by offering a $1,000 applicant
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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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
Bi: I mo �L
Ta ara Bogos an
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Benavides, Martinez Pulido, Solorio, Tinalero,
Villegas (6)
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
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Sarmiento (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certifythe attached
Resolution No. 2018-076 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana on October 2, 2018.
Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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