Page 30 - OPPD 2017 Annual Report

The Police Personnel Unit oversees all recruiting and hiring activities for the Department, as well as internal promotions and general personnel actions for the nearly 400 full-time, part-time, and volunteer positions. Additional responsibilities include serving as a liaison with the Civil Service Commission and oversight of the Volunteer Program.
The Personnel Unit is staffed by one Captain, an Administrative Assistant and three Detectives.
Recruiting and Hiring Activities –
Despite national trends of declining numbers of applicants in Law Enforcement, our Department had a slight increase over the previous year. We attended 56 various recruiting events in 2017, which represents a 54% increase over the previous year. These events, coupled with advertisements via the Internet, printed displays, newspapers, and social media, resulted in the hiring of:
•20 Police Officers (460 applicants) •3 Dispatchers (288 applicants)
•3 Report Technicians
•1 Administrative Assistant
•1 Motorist Assist/Parking Enforcement •9 School Crossing Guards
•7 Department Volunteers
Additional accomplishments include the completion of two successful promotional processes, resulting in the promotion of 6 new Sergeants and 2 new Captains