Submitted By
Kira Tchang, Assistant Village Manager/HR Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
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A Motion to Approve Staff's Recommendation to Overhire Police Officer, Community Service Officer and Firefighter/Paramedic Positions in Fiscal Year 2023
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Overview
Overview
Staff is seeking approval to hire new police officers, community service officers, and firefighter/paramedic positions when there is a pending retirement/resignation of an employee or another long-term employee disability where said employee is not expected to return to work for an extended time resulting in overtime expenditures to fill the "vacancy" when minimum staffing levels in public safety positions require. Additionally, staff is seeking approval for the overhire of Community Service Officers pending results of the Village's alternative calls for service analysis and any impacts to non-sworn police positions. This program was first approved in FY17 and annually thereafter by the Village Board through FY21. Staff is seeking to continue in FY23.
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Staff Recommendation
Adopt the motion.
Fiscal Impact
None. The overhire of positions would be permitted only if the cost of doing so would be covered in the existing budget appropriation and/or reduce overtime costs.
Background
The Village has experienced a number of instances, particularly in the Police and Fire Departments, where it has knowledge of staffing changes such as a pending retirement/resignation necessitating hiring and cross-training a replacement employee prior to the departure of the existing employee or backfilling a position for an employee on long-term disability where the employee is not expected to return for an extended period of time. Given the 24/7/365 work schedules of police officers, community service officers (CSO) and firefighters/paramedics are necessary to maintain staffing levels to provide proper coverage and as a result, overtime can be significant when there is an extended vacan...
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