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Memorandum of Understanding <br /> Between the <br /> City of Everett <br /> And <br /> Everett Police Officers Association <br /> Experienced Officer Incentive Program <br /> This Memorandum of Understanding entered into this'-" day of '" -' 20 y and <br /> between the City of Everett (City), and the Everett Police Officers Association (EPOA). <br /> Whereas,the City has experienced and is experiencing a shortage of Police Officers in its Police <br /> Department; and <br /> Whereas,the City desires to be competitive with other large police agencies in recruiting lateral Police <br /> Officers and Officers who possess basic law enforcement academy training and <br /> Whereas,the City has collectively lost more than 1,386 years of police experience since 2017; and <br /> Whereas,the City recognizes the value in hiring lateral police officers with Washington State law <br /> enforcement experience who are familiar with Washington State law and who have already attended <br /> the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Academy; and <br /> Whereas, both the City and EPOA have a mutual desire to hire lateral Police Officers with experience <br /> and Police Officers with basic law enforcement academy certification in order to reduce the amount of <br /> time between the date of hire and when the Police Officer is an independent fully functional Police <br /> Officer, <br /> Whereas, qualifying officers hired under this incentive program are only entitled to the pay and benefits <br /> outlined below as either a Washington State Law Enforcement Lateral, an Out of State Law Enforcement <br /> Lateral or a Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certified Officer, and no combination thereof, <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein,the City <br /> and EPOA agree as follows: <br /> A. Washington State Law Enforcement Laterals <br /> 1. To offer a monetary incentive of$25,000.00 to lateral hires from a Washington State <br /> law enforcement agency who successfully complete their 4th anniversary as an Everett <br /> Police Officer. <br /> The payment listed above shall be made in the following installments: $7,500.00 upon <br /> Commissioning; $7,500.00 upon successful transition to Phase 5 of field training, and <br /> $10,000.00 upon successful completion of probation. <br /> 2. Washington State laterals with more than 5 years of law enforcement experience will <br /> also receive an additional $5,000.00 incentive (for a total of$30,000.00). Officers <br /> qualifying for this additional incentive will have $2,500.00 added to their 1st installment <br /> (upon Commissioning) and $2,500.00 additional added to their 2"d installment(upon <br />