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South Miami
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI 1 O D .F
INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM
2001
Honorable Mayor Feliu, and Members of the City Commission
Roger M. Carlton, Acting. City Manager
Robert F. Richardson II, Chief of Police
November 17, 2009
Reserve Officer Program
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The Police Reserve Officer program was terminated last year by the former City Manager. At this
time, we are announcing that the program will be reestablished.
The benefits of this program are as follows:
• Increased police presence and visibility
• Better ability to staff special programs and projects
• Increase Officer Safety
• Reduce Overtime
• Potential full -time employees when positions are available
Reserve Officers are required to be certified at their own expense or through their previous police
employment. They must successfully complete the same rigorous application and pre - employment
screening. as regular full -time police officers. For $1.00 per year, they are required to work
minimum of 16 hours a month without further compensation.
In the past, this has been very successful and is a major benefit to the police department and the
citizens we serves.
END OF MEMORANDUM