Can I get we have all our members?

Yep.

Yep.

Can I get a motion to approve the meetings?

Second.

All in favor?

The minutes stand approved.

For our new business, we have Mr.

Woodson.

All right.

This is uh quick one.

This is the half marathon sponsored by Fresh Junkie Productions.

And it's gonna be a government plaza.

And they want to extend the hours of sale for the entertainment district from 7 to 11 and normally starts at 11, and then we want to start at 7, then done that for several years now with no problems.

All right.

So it's 7 a.m.

7 a.m.

Okay.

If you want to get out there and support them, just I'll just make alcohol at 7 a.m.

I don't know.

Well, you you can't take it with you, Jackson.

Okay.

I'll be busy at 7 a.m.

You're not supposed to run with either.

No, don't worry.

I'll make a motion.

All right.

Second.

All in favor?

I motion passes.

Next we have Chief Sanders with CPD Cadet Program overview.

Good afternoon, Mayor Council.

I'm here today to speak to y'all about an avenue that we think can help us on our recruiting with TPD.

Everyone knows I'm a big advocate of law enforcement and make sure our city is safe and Mr.

Theo laugh.

I guess he's a good idea.

Sorry.

Well, you know, nationally in law enforcement, our employment is shrinking.

It's harder to get good candidates to come in to protect our city.

And one thing I always say that Tusaloosa Police Department is the best police department in the Southeast.

And I'll stand on that.

And me and Chief Blackley and our staff have come up with some ideas to try to help with our program.

With our cadet program, you know, we got some challenges, you know, like most departments across the country, we are facing a shrinkage in law enforcement.

Now I think the cadet program would be a great program for us to go out and recruit and to be able to come in and bring young men in our city at our local schools or just in our cities here to uh TPD.

Our opportunity to proactively develop homegrown lawyer workforce, improve representation and retention, create a true career lateral from high school to sworn officers.

Program overview.

Most uh cadet programs start at the age of 18 to 21.

In the state of Alabama, you can be a police officer at the age of 19, but that's gonna be evaluated by us at the time.

Uh our benefit, a starting salary, we recommend 35,000.

Benefit RSA retirement and health insurance.

Uh they're gonna be assigned to various divisions like patrol uh support, training, admin communication engagement, and others.

Uh they will serve one to three years until edible to go to the police academy.

Uh required be high school diploma, background check, drive license.

They must pass a drug test, polygraph and psychological examination.

One thing about you know, most I appling that we reject uh because they make mistakes between the age of 18 and we said 23.

So bringing these guys in, mentoring them through this program.

I think we can keep them from having a record or getting in some kind of trouble.

So what age do you have to be to qualify for the academy?

It goes to 19.

19.

You can if you bounce somebody that was a superstar at 19, you could move them to the academy if you want to.

Yes, sir, we can.

No, if they would be pretty unique though, wouldn't it?

It would.

Yeah, I mean, but you know, we do have some real sharp high school students, you know.

And we gotta look at that mature level at that age as well.

So I think this would be a great program to see their maturity and to make sure that we can get them through the program.

I I appreciated hearing about it from the chief last week.

And and I don't want to take your thunder away, but y'all will find out pretty quick.

And they'll find out.

That's what I like is they'll find out, and you hadn't wasted a lot of money on somebody that really doesn't want to do the job.

That's correct.

I know you did it for 35 years or better, or however long you should see it.

But I mean, it's just a rewarding uh job if we can get these students at an early age, you know.

Um benefit to the city, hiring pipeline, reduce cost time to have for swarm uh position, cadet training and TPD value procedure and culture.

You know, this full-time employment for young men and young adults, subsequent entry point.

Um so you know, just like right here, you know, we have a young man that come in at a young age become a law enforcement also support function, you know, working the front desks, you know, admin support, community event assistance, traffic control support.

You know, these things like you see at ball games, if you know, at our command center, we have officers and new offs that sit and they managed and assist us and uh other events that we have.

This is bigger picture, you know.

Going to the high school, going into college, you know, we're gonna support be like Steelman, Shelter State, UA, and all the city high school, you know, partnership with uh Shelter State and uh Tusk City School Board with the dual enrollment in criminal justice.

I think we can get some great candidates from there.

We're talking about making uh future captains in chief from this program.

So this this will be great, you know, going into our school, getting these guys and make sure that we can get them in the program.

A successfully pass.

These are the cost 35,000 benefits up to six to ten officers annually, training and equipment.

The next step.

City council admin committee or full city council vote if approved.

Staying here for any questions.

Would they be armed?

No, sir, not right now.

Mr.

Phil, I want to touch on something you did.

I think getting first of all, I think the the idea of connecting early, identifying early, is only good for us, it's good for the cadet.

I was surprised in the last year when someone who was taking a test to qualify to go into our training program actually brought their parent, one of their parents back.

Um you know, it's uh I think it's good on both ends for us, and developing that pipeline.

I I just I'm very proud, Chief, yeah, of y'all.

It is what it is.

Um in terms of funding it, what's what's PD's um concept?

That's all the salary numbers out there.

I know you I know y'all are smart enough to have an idea of how you would like to fund it in the fiscal year.

So what's your what's y'all's thoughts on that?

So since we're already in a shortage right now, uh we willing to give up three officer spots to get six officer spot.

So we won't be losing any officer really in the point we're gaining by getting the three in the future.

We're gonna get a pay payback in the future by doing this.

I agree.

So so there'll be some of them could be 20 years old.

Yes, sir.

And so programs for 18 to 20 years.

I want to hit one point.

You said it, but uh the one thing about it is everybody will stay on probation for whether they're 18, 19, or 20.

Every year they will do a step into another into another cycle.

So uh uh cadet recruit year two.

That way we can see if we don't like them, we can give them a whatever they say, it's not for us.

But they can come in an 18, 19, 20.

If we find three 20-year-olds right off that, then we have a little bit of time to get them ready, they turn 21 together.

So it all depends on what age they are coming in, but we may have more 18-year-olds.

But the biggest thing is as Chief Sanders stated, so many people mess up between 18 and 21.

This gets them in the door, let's go on a good pathway.

It's good money for somebody at that age going on.

Train them for almost two to three years before they go to the path.

Um I believe next week you're also gonna see we're gonna talk about outside recruiting company that we're doing.

Um we have a really look at Councilman Buzzby.

You'll be happy to see we're looking at every avenue that we possibly can to bring people in.

Chief Sanders spent a lot of time um on this program.

I believe it's gonna be super successful.

Oh, yeah.

Will you have to expand your training division or the number of people you have assigned to your training division to meet, hopefully the number of cadets will be able to bring into the program?

No, sir.

I I asked to have two people in mind that will run this uh every day.

So it wasn't won't cost us anything, or expand our training.

So you're not it's not any new money.

You just you're giving up three positions to get six, you're gonna have six topics.

Correct.

Yes, cis cadet.

We're giving up three positions for six cadets.

Sounds like a good training on the community.

I'm looking at that.

Yeah, and that's awesome.

It'll be interesting for years from now how many of these people are still here.

Yeah, yeah.

We hope we'll have in 10 years we'll see some of these cadet men supervised, sergeant lieutenants and capsule.

All right.

That sounds good.

Yes, I'm mayor chief chiefs.

I just want to show this excitement.

Yeah um uh I'm excited to see nice to have this kind of innovative thinking and building our own pipeline, right?

Bringing in the outside service you talked about it it will make a difference.

I agree.

We we began tweaking our advertising a year or two ago.

We quit looking for people, changed flats for ladies and people who wanted to do police work, and we're gonna find them.

That's when we're actually filming a new video right now.

Um is heavily focused on lateral transfers, so y'all see that in the upcoming uh month or so on a new uh push for lateral transfers with conversion in RSA.

Good problem block.

By the way, I changed a lot of flats for ladies to do a point.

I just want to point that out.

That's correct.

We did it.

Vicky, is this a bold or just a discussion?

So this is just an overview.

Next week in I'll see the actual positions.

All right, so they'll see six cadets positions.

Is that what'll come to think they would create the classifications?

Yes, yes.

Uh Sean already has it done, and they'll represent admin next week.

That sounds good.

Thank you.

Any more questions?

Thank you.

Uh all right, yep, that sounds good.

Um, so I have ABC beverage application for Bookmore Hospitality Group Incorporated.

They're doing business as Antioch Pizza Shop.

They are applying for a restaurant retail liquor license.

They are located at 409 23rd Avenue.

Their hours of operation is 1030 to 9 Sunday through Thursday, and then 10 30 to 10 Friday through Saturday.

I want to say welcome.

Okay.

I'll make a motion, I guess.

We need a motion.

Okay, all in favor.

Uh motion passes.

Yeah, tell them to bring faces.

I can get them over here pretty quick.

You gotta keep it under 25 dollars, or it would be a dollar.

Each.

Yeah.

Okay.

So can I get it?

Did we get a motion in a second?

Yeah.

All right.

Is there anything else to come before public safety?

No, ma'am.

All right then.

Can I get a motion?