Approval of Village of Ruidoso Police Department Recruiting Incentive Payments for Recruitment of Entry Level Police Officer Candidates and Lateral Police Officer Candidates.

The Financial Impacts for the Village of Ruidoso will be $5,000 for Entry Level and $10,000 for Lateral Officers. The funds will be paid out of Vacant positions that will not be filled.  A patrol officer is budgeted at $99,400.00 per year and the department currently has four (4) vacant patrol officers positions.

A recruitment incentive payment totaling the sum of $5,000 (payable in three installments) to Police Department Employee for recruiting an Entry Level Police Officer Candidate as follows:

A)     Payment of $1,500 when an entry level police officer candidate is hired; and

B)     Upon the entry level police officer candidate’s completion of the police academy, the sum of $1,500 will be paid; and

C)    Upon completion of two years of continuous full-time employment with the Ruidoso Police Department, the remaining sum of $2,000 will be paid to the Police Department Employee.

A recruitment incentive payment totaling the sum of $10,000 (payable in three installments) to Police Department Employee for recruiting a Lateral Police Officer Candidate as follows:

A)     Payment of $4,000 when a lateral police officer candidate is hired; and

B)     Upon the completion of the lateral police officer’s one year probationary period the sum of $3,000 will be paid; and

C)    Upon completion of two years of continuous full-time employment with the Ruidoso Police Department, the remaining sum of $3,000 will be paid to the Police Department Employee.

D)    The Police Department Employee accepts the sign-on payment and commits to three years of continuous full-time employment as a Police Officer with the Village of Ruidoso to receive any recruiting incentive payment(s).

To Approve Village of Ruidoso Police Department Recruiting Incentive Payments for Recruitment of Entry Level Police Officer Candidates and Lateral Police Officer Candidates.