The Hayward City Council approved a program this week to offer a hiring bonus to new police department employees as it tries to increase recruitment of officers.
“We are looking for the very best, we are looking for police officers that mirror the diversity of our city,” said councilmember Mark Salinas. “This is a challenge, we manage it and we continuously work with our police department and our police chief and hopefully we can achieve that goal.”
“The biggest challenge is not even law enforcement related, it’s the cost of housing,” Salinas told KPIX on Friday. “The mood about police accountability is certainly a reality that we have today.” “People who are aspiring to become officers who are homegrown, we would love to hire Hayward students,” he said. “Really make sure that, before they graduate, that they know that they have a home in Hayward and they can launch their career here in Hayward.”
“Passion is in many cases what gives them a foot up in the field so they are positioned to go into these careers,” said Dr. Lisa Hill, a professor at Cal State East Bay. “Once you get connected and you become a part of that community of policing and serving in the department in a community, it really takes hold.”
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