NILES — The Niles Police Department and the City of Niles have reached an agreement both parties hope will help fill open police officer positions.
The city council approved a Letter of Agreement between the City of Niles and the Police Officers Labor Council to provide lateral entry hires up to the three-year salary range for the NPD. The agreement was reached following a closed session at the conclusion of Monday’s city council meeting.
The move comes after the NPD has been unable to recruit qualified applicants for its open positions. According to the Letter of Agreement, the NPD has not received a single application for police officer job openings in the two months since the postings went live.
The Police Department and the Union have met with city officials to discuss the possibility of utilizing the practice of lateral entry and incentives that may help promote it. NPD Chief Jim Millin believes all parties mutually benefit from the city’s ability to attract quality applicants for the department’s openings.
If qualified, a new hire could begin at the two or three-year salary level.
“I think the council recognizes the troubles and issues we’re going through trying to recruit new hires,” said Niles Police Chief Jim Millin. “The city has had at least three patrol officer position openings and we have yet to have really a single qualified application. I think in recognizing that, they see this as a move that might help incentivize officers to come to Niles and begin...
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