City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: April 15, 2025
From: Robert Sousa, Chief of Police
Department: Police
Submitted by: Brandon Gray, Captain
Subject
Swearing-In Ceremony for New Police Officers
Recommendation
Administer the Oath of Office to Police Officers Ivette Alfaro, Alejandro Espinoza, Julissa Lopez, and Alan Rodriguez
Background
The City Council typically hosts a public swearing-in ceremony when new Police Officers are hired. During the past several months, there have been several Police Officer positions vacated due to retirements and promotions in the Police Department (PD). The PD has filled these vacancies as leaving these positions vacant would negatively impact the necessary patrol deployment, and would increase overtime costs to cover staff shortages.
To fill the vacancies, PD, with assistance from the Human Resources Department, conducted the necessary recruitment processes. Based on a review of the qualifications of each eligible candidate, and the completion of an extensive background investigation, Ivette Alfaro, Alejandro Espinoza, Julissa Lopez, and Alan Rodriguez were selected as the best-qualified candidates to fill the vacant Police Officer positions.
Officers Alfaro, Espinoza, Lopez, and Rodriguez have been invited to attend the April 15th Council Meeting with their families for a public swearing-in and badge-pinning ceremony.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
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