One Bay Area community is going the extra mile to attract new recruits in one of the most competitive hiring markets for public servants.
The city of Alameda thinks it has the solution to fill an officer vacancy of nearly 30%. Alameda police recruits will get $25,000 signing bonus as soon as they’re sworn in and another $50,000 after they complete 19 weeks of field training.
This is happening at a time departments across the state and nation are struggling to fill vacant positions.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
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