In Tuesday’s marathon Cleveland City Council Safety Committee operational review meeting, members pressed law enforcement authorities on low rates of police recruitment, a common theme this year. “We’re hemorrhaging officers.
But, as Karrie Howard and others noted, Cleveland can't police its way out of crime."We’ve got to address mental health, we’ve got to address economics.”
“We’re hemorrhaging officers. Officers that I’ve been engaging with, and I’m hearing from citizens, they believe, they actually believe that the city does not want to hire police,” said committee chair Mike Polensek. “We don’t know how many of them are going to be eligible. But even if we only pick 15%, which is the equivalent of 17 out of 115, then that leaves us with 44 recruits…if we take 44 and multiply it by 85 percent we get 37 graduates. That’s assuming that all 295 applicants are eligible under civil service,” said Harsh. “That 37 still does not tread water and residents in my ward want traffic enforcement.
In addition to $5,000 sign-on bonuses, reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs to attend Tri-C’s police academy, an $8 increase in cadet salaries and the opportunity to enter the Cleveland Police Department at a higher level with a college degree or military experience, officers are also able to advance in rank faster. While old contracts required 10 years to reach the top rank of patrol officer, new contracts allow for the same advancement in just five years.
Council President Blaine Griffin, who isn’t a member of the Safety Committee, also spoke at the meeting. To address low numbers of police officers, Griffin endorsed letting individuals over the age of 18 who are interested in working in law enforcement work in unarmed positions, like traffic control auxiliary, until they turn 21 years old. He also suggested investing more heavily in technology.
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