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Home My WebLink AboutHandouts_Workshop_Any Other Matters _03/03/2014 • . • . �- , .. '� � _ �`��'�� _, � � � _� Welcome Home... �. , . �� a , .: , f � . � , ., . . -� : ''�` ` - �.:,�; Returning Veterans! � � �� f � ;, If you've been... or soon will be honorably � � �' :,� , . � - ' discharged from the United States Army, Navy, ` � Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard, we'd like to help you transition from the military to a career in civilian law enforcement. If you're interested in becoming a full-time police officer... and qualify for this special veterans opportunity, we will give you priority consideration in the hiring process, and provide excellent training at a local police academy. We will also pay for your entire tuition, along with a training stipend of �500 per week plus any incidentals such as books, uniforms, ammunition, etc. Upon graduation from the Academy, you will immediately begin your field-training program at a regular salary and benefits. You will be expected to enter into a contractual agreement of four years of service. As an option, we also offer a position of Reserve Police Officer, whereby we will sponsor an opportunity to attend a local full-time or part-time police academy after completing the entire application and background process, with an approximate cost to us of �5000. We will also pay for all incidentals such as books, uniforms, ammunition, etc. Upon graduation from the Academy, you will immediately begin the field-training program on a voluntary basis requiring 640 hours of service. You will be expected to complete a contractual commitment of 1248 hours of service (after completing the field-training program). To encourage officers to complete their volunteer commitment in a timely fashion, we will offer them priority consideration for any openings that occur after the completion of their hours. While the genesis of this unique program was designed by the Village of Tequesta, Florida, the Village Manager's intent is to extend and recruit many more police agencies to join in and use the "Military-To-Main-Street" program in their own venues in an effort to provide returning armed forces veterans with a special opportunity of immediate employment combined with a secure pathway towards a career in civilian law enforcement throughout the entire United States. It is meant to be an overt commitment of support borne out of genuine appreciation of their honorable service to our citizens everywhere. Hopefully it will help provide an honest welcome home to our veterans... and a well-earned soft-landing. O All Rights Reserved VOT � - 3 - 1'� 1`� n� �'l'h.w �d�'� �}ttX1(�jl�-�' RESOLLTTION NO. 11-14 A RESOLUTION OF THE VII,LAGE COUNCII., OF THE VII.LAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, RECOGIVIZING THE VALIANT AND HONORABLE SERVICE OF UNITED STATES MII.ITARY PERSONNEL; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH HONORABLY DISCHARGED PERSONNEL SERVES AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC PURPOSE, NOW MORE SO THAN EVER DUE TO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ACTIVE MII.ITARY PERSONNEL CUTBACKS; FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING THE LOCAL, STATE-WIDE AND NATIONAL NEED FOR OUTSTANDING SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; AND BASED ON THE FOREGOING, AUTIiORIZING CREATION OF THE VII.LAGE OF TEQUESTA "MII.ITARY TO MAIN STREET" PROGRAM FOR THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED NIILITARY PERSONNEL INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES WHEREAS, Members and former members of the United States Armed Services from the State of Florida and from across the nation, who ha.ve served so valiantly and honorably to protect and preserve the freedoms we a11 enjoy in the United Sta.tes of America, deserve special recognition, thanks, and acknowledgement; and WHEREAS, it is an important public purpose, in addition to providing the aforesaid recognition, thanks and acknowledgement, to assist honora.bly discharged military personnel i.n their re-entry into civilian life; and WI�REAS, historically, and across all demographic lines, unemployment ra.tes among honorably discharged military personnel consistently exceed unemploymeat ra.tes among their civilian counterparts; and WHEREAS, the importance of providing assistance to honorably discharged military personnel in their re-entry into civilian life will rea.ch new levels with the February 24, 2014 announcement by the Department of Defense to reduce the personnel size of the United States Military to a size which has not existed since 1940, prior to its World War II build-up, which will in a11 likelihood increase the disparity between unemployed honorably discharged military personnel and their unemployed civilian counterparts; and VVHEREAS, over the past several years, law enforcement agencies in Florida and across the nation have suffered. significant cuts to their staffing needs, requiring such agencies to do their best to provide required levels of law enforcement service with reduced sworn personnel, resulting in increased overtime pay, or worse, gaps in service coverage; and WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, desires to simultaneously address all of these issues by authorizi.ng the creation of the Village of Tequesta "Military to Main Street" Program, whose putpose will be to assist honorably discharged military personnel with their return to civilian life by recruiting qualified men and women interested in a career in local law enforcement, paying for their police academy training as well as certain living and other incidental expenses during such trai.ning, and providing them with employment as a sworn law enforcement officer; and WHEREAS, funding for the "Military to Main Street" Program would initially be derived through law enforcement funds and when available certain forFeiture funds received through law enforcement activities in which the Village's police deparkment participates; and WHEREAS, the "Military to Main Street" Program would require a minimum four year employment commitment from each participa.nt in order for the Village of Tequesta to fully realize the value of its investment; and WHEREAS, the Village Council contemplates that the success of the "Military to Main Street" Program will a11ow the program to be expanded for use in neighboring jurisdictions, aud ultimately throughout the sta.te and the na.tion. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Villa.ge of Tequesta, Florida that: Section 1: The above recitals are hereby adopted. and incorporated into this Resolution. Section 2: The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta hereby recognizes the dedication a.nd service of all United States Military personnel, both past and current, for their unwavering dedication to the protection and defense of the freedom enjoyed by all United Sta.tes citizens. Section 3: The Village Council, i.n an effort to assist these brave men and women with their re-entry into civilian life after receivi.ng an honorable discharge, hereby authorizes the creation of the Village of Tequesta. "Military to Main Street" Program. This progra.m will recruit qualified men a.nd women interested in a cazeer in local law enforcement, will pay for their police academy training as well as certain living and other incidental expenses during such training, and will provide them with employment as swom law enforcement officers. The program will seek a four-yeaz employment commitment from each participant in order for the Village of Tequesta to fully realize the value of its investment. It is the hope and desire of the Village Coun.cil that this program will grow beyond the Village of Tequesta and will be utilized by neighboring jurisdictions, jurisdictions sta.te-wide and ultimately across the entire nation. Section 4: The Village Manager is hereby directed to all thi.ngs necessazy and appropriate to effectuate the intent of the Village Council in this regazd. Section 5: The Council directs the Village Clerk to forward a copy of the Resolution to the Florida Police Chiefls Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Section 6: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.