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Budget Proposal

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The Department of Public Safety budget proposal was presented by Director James Wright. After providing a basic outline on what the department does, Wright asserted that they have been experiencing recruitment issues with attracting individuals into the academy. As a consequence, they have implemented several strategies to increase their outreach efforts through their official recruitment video, their veterans recruitment initiative through job fairs, and the proposal of a new applicant tracking software. This software program will allow applicants to apply for position(s) using their mobile device, broadcast real time openings to their website, track the progress of each recruit, and create reports that will allow the department to get …show more content…

As a result, he asked why the department didn’t simply cut back on recruits and award that money that was going to be spent in the classroom to current sworn officers. Wright stated that the department is doing everything they can to better screen applicants and ensure that they are selecting individuals who will not quit during the academy training. Assemblywoman Bustamante-Adams inquired whether or not there was an exit interview for officers that left the division. Wright said that they do indeed conduct exit interviews for every individual that leaves the division. According to Wright, the majority of individuals who leave have cited the lack of sufficient compensation as the primary reason. They enjoy working for the department, however they make their decision based on what’s best for their family.

The Office of Cyber Defense Budget Account 4704 was a proposed office that would “position Nevada to manage a broad range of cyber threats and hazards effectively”. Additionally, the funds that are being requested are $399,058 for SFY 18 and $477,307 for SFY 19. Some of the responsibilities of the DPS Office of Cyber Defense …show more content…

He has been hearing concerns/objections from officers over having to purchase new uniforms when they were content with their current ones. Assemblyman Edwards asked why the department didn’t simply give the officers the money directly and allow them to spend that money how they chose. Speaker Frierson asked Wright to provide this information at a later date since this was not the appropriate committee to bring up that particular

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