With hundreds of vacancies to fill, the Phoenix Police Department is looking to attract new applicants. The question is from where and how much it will cost to reach them?
Phoenix City Council last week tabled a vote to approve a marketing budget for the police department until its next meeting on Wednesday, June 14, looking for more information before the vote.
Mayor Kate Gallego said she hoped the focus would be on hiring from in-state rather than out of state, and she and several other members on council expressed concern that the $1.7 million marketing budget over five years wouldn’t be enough.
