Fire and Police Commission recruitment and audits
Summary
The FPC's budget review focused on police recruitment (down to 120 recruiting events from 1,803 by design), a new consultant, ALPR/Flock audits, and Act 12 compliance efforts. Members asked for more data on recruitment effectiveness and referral funds.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
Recruitment referral fund was zeroed out in the proposed budget, though residual funds remain.
Police and dispatch recruitment pipelines citywide.
None identified.
Mentions & discussions (3)
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE — October 12, 2026
The FPC's budget review focused on police recruitment (down to 120 recruiting events from 1,803 by design), a new consultant, ALPR/Flock audits, and Act 12 compliance efforts. Members asked for more data on recruitment effectiveness and referral funds.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE — July 2, 2026
Two veteran FPC commissioners are headed back for five-year terms, but only 4-0-1. Alders pressed them on what the commission can still do now that Act 12 made it advisory, and on why the police chief got a big raise before the facial-recognition reckoning.
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE — May 28, 2026
Applications have roughly doubled under the Safeguard Recruiting contract, but academy classes haven't grown — Ald. Burgelis flagged that more applicants alone won't meet Act 12 staffing requirements.
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