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City of Missoula, Montana Item to be Referred to City Council Committee Committee: Public Safety & Health Item: Confirmation of Police Officers Tim Harrington & Peter Woods Date: August 20, 2009 Prepared by: Laurie Clark Initiated by: Chief Mark Muir Action Required: Confirm Officers Tim Harrington & Peter Woods Recommended Motion: Timeline: Referral to committee: 8/24/2009 Committee discussion: 8/27/2009 Council acts: 9/2/2009 Background and Alternatives Explored: Police Officers are hired as probationary officers and are on probation for a period of one year. Their training includes two weeks of orientation, twelve (12) weeks at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (unless previously academy-certified), an additional two weeks of training and they are then in our department's Field Training Officer program for 14 weeks. After this thirty (30) weeks of training, officers are "on their own" responding to calls, etc. and are supervised by Corporals and Sergeants in their day-to-day activities. Once they have satisfactorily completed the academy, FTO program and six additional months of probationary status, they are referred to City Council for confirmation. Financial Implications: Attachments: