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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Hiring Bonus and Employee Referral
Program to include Lateral Dispatcher/Ja ler
MEETING DATE: September 21, 2022
PREPARED BY: Human Resources Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution Approv ng an Amendment to the Hiring Bonus and
Employee Referral Program to include Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Council adopted a resolution on October 20, 2021, to provide a hiring
bonus and employee refe-ral program for hard to Fill positions of Lateral
Police Officer and Electric Lineman/Linewoman. The Police Department
wishes to amend this program to include Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer.
Since January 1, 2017, the Lodi Police Department has hired twelve Dispatcher/Jailers, eight were entry-level
Dispatcher/Jailers and three were lateral Dispatcher/Jailers. Of the eight entry-level employees only two passed
their probationay period and two of the three lateral employees passed probation. The success rate for a lateral
dispatcher is much higher (66.66%) over the entry-level dispatcher (25%) as they alreacy possess dispatching
skills and they p -ogress through training at a much quicker pace and are able to work independently much sooner
than entry level Dispatcher/Jailers. In addition, the failure rate n the background process is extremely high for
the entry-level dispatchers.
Staff believe that offering a hiring bonus for the Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer position will increase the applicant pool
and reduce the amount of time to train new Dispatchers and will increase staff retention. Staff propose a hiring
bonus of $7,500 for lateral Dispatcher/Jailers, paid as follows:
$2,000 upon completion of the training program,
$2,500 upon successful completion of probation, and
$3,000 upon completion of their second year of service.
Additionally, employees who refer a qualified applicant for Dispatcher/Jailer, will receive a $2,500 referral bonus
at the successful completion of the referred applicant's probationary period.
Staff recommends that the Council approve the attached resolution to provide a hiring bonus and provide for an
employee referral bonus for the position of Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer.
APPROVED: Steve schwabauer
Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no budget impact to this proposal. Savings from currently vacant
budgeted positions are sufficient to pay these bonuses. Filled positions increase
service levels to those expected within the budget and decrease unexpected
savings at the end of a fiscal year
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Costs will be funded with salary savings for vacant positions.
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Adele Post, Human Resources Manager
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Andrew Keys (Sc
Andrew Keys, Deputy City Manager
Signature: 5[evep (Sep 13, 202215:49 PDT)
Email: sschwabauer@lodi.gov
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-225
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AN
AMENDEMENT TO THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL AND HIRING
BONUS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE POSITION OF
LATERAL DISPATCHER/JAILER
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi is experiencing difficulty attracting and hiring qualified
Dispatcher/Jailers; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has experienced a higher success rate in Lateral
Dispatcher/Jailers passing their probation; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department desires to amend the hiring bonus program to include
a bonus for Lateral Dispatcher/Jailers to increase the applicant pool; and
follows:
WHEREAS, a hiring bonus of $7,500 for Lateral Dispatcher/Jailers paid out over time as
• $2,000 upon successful completion of the Training Program,
• $2,500 upon successful completion of the probationary period, and
• $3,000 upon completion of their second year of service.
WHEREAS, an employee referral program of $2,500 to employees who refer a qualified
applicant that is paid at the successful completion of the referred applicants probationary period
for the position of Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer; and
WHEREAS, the hiring bonus and employee referral program will only apply when
vacancies occur for Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
the amendment to the employee referral and hiring bonus program to include the position of
Lateral Dispatcher/Jailer.
Dated: September 21, 2022
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2022-225 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 21, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hothi, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Khan
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
2022-225