2021-35RESOLUTION NO. 2021-35
COUNCIMEMBER STEWART INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, Nebraska is experiencing a tight labor market, plus a rising number of staff
vacancies, it has caused the need for the city to offer new hiring retention incentives for positions
with the Blair Police Department,
WHEREAS, these hiring incentives will allow the City of Blair to remain competitive and
continue to hire qualified officers,
WHEREAS, the attached Exhibit "A" outlines the hiring bonus being proposed to hire
and retain new officers,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska, that the
attached hiring bonus be offered to attract candidates for hire for the Blair Police Department.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHEPARD.
UPON ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHEPARD, STEWART, RUMP, JENSEN, HALL,
WOLFF AND SCHANK VOTING "AYE" AND COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE VOTING
`NAY", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED AND
APPROVED THIS 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021.
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CITY CLERK
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
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RICHARD HANSEN, MAYOR
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BRENDA WHEELER, hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said City held on the 9th day of
November, 2021.
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BRENDA WHEELER, CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT A
• (24) hours of vacation time plus (3) floating holidays immediately available
upon hire
• $1500 after completion of FTO plus $1500 at the end of probation (1 year)
• Vacation accrual would be commensurate with their years of service (If an
officer has 10 years of service, they would be placed on the scale at 10-14
years of service)