Mayor Jim Gray announced Thursday that a $3.9 million grant will allow the city to hire 25 officers. It will be the first class of new hires in about two years.
The grant will pay for the officers' training, salaries and benefits for three years. The city is then obligated to keep the officers on for at least one additional year.
Despite some cost to the city once the grant runs out, including equipment and salaries, "it will be a fraction of what it would cost without the grant," city spokeswoman Susan Straub said.
There is no set date, but the hiring process will begin as soon as possible, police Cmdr. Doug Pape said. It takes about a year to get officers completely trained and patrolling on their own.
The 25 new hires will bring the total number of officers to about 549.
Source: www.kentucky.com
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