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Everywhere I go in Atlanta citizens are talking about public safety issues. You want to be sure that our police, fire and corrections employees have the training to keep you, and them, safe from people and accidents that might bring harm. As Mayor, I will work hard to keep our public safety departments staffed at budgeted levels, better trained than any other jurisdiction and proud to serve Atlanta.
But we must do more.
We need a five-year plan for each public safety department that focuses on the specific needs of our police, firefighters and corrections officers. We must project and plan for all of our employees so that we don't face disruptions in essential city services. Such a plan would include:
- Salaries and benefits that keep pace with similar positions in surrounding jurisdictions
- Purchasing and maintaining high quality equipment, vehicles and uniforms
- Limiting overtime to a reasonable amount so our employees can be rested and have a better quality of life with their families
- Hiring, training and promoting effective and efficient senior managers
- Providing career opportunities that encourage employees to stay in our system
- Establishing employee recruitment plans to keep a steady flow of well-qualified entry level recruits representing the diversity of the city coming into our departments so we can maintain staffing at budgeted levels
