The city can’t replace officers fast enough as academy classes continue to shrink.
In total, Public Safety Director Karrie Howard says there will be 37 new police officers hired this year.The city's latest recruits graduated from the Cleveland Police Academy in July.“I’ll stress and state-- we’re not going to go quantity over quality. It’s important we get the right people in the position of police officers in the city of Cleveland,” he said.Last year, the police union made a deal with the mayor’s office to provide 11 percent raises to officers over three years.
Councilmember Mike Polensek wants the city to offer $10,000 signing bonuses for new police academy graduates.Mayor Justin Bibb has been meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police and Cleveland’s police union, CPPA, to find ways to improve retention and recruitment.
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