If The COPS Hiring Recovery Plan (CHRP) funding will
be utilized to fund 31 officer positions
allocated to expand the following units:
- Patrol – 20 positions across four geographic
districts
- Special Operations Unit – 6 positions
- Gang Unit – 4 positions
- Homeland Security/Special Events Planning Unit –
1 position
The majority of this grant will be used to fund 20
patrol officer positions affected by a hiring freeze.
These officers will have the primary goal of increasing
citizen-centered, results-oriented community policing
and problem-solving partnerships. These goals will be
accomplished through increased communication with
citizens encouraging them to become more involved and
invested in their communities and through educational
programs and volunteer opportunities.
