Recruitment and retention issues are affecting police departments nationwide. To address this problem, an addendum to the meet-and-confer agreement has been made. This change is expected to have a positive impact.

The new addendum is intended to speed up the hiring process for officer vacancies. Further details about the addendum and its implementation are available.

Chief of Police Cory Stroman has expressed support for the change, stating it will be beneficial. The goal is to alleviate recruitment and retention problems, but specific outcomes are not yet known.