Prestige Consulting

Final
Presentation
April 2, 2020
Agenda
➔ Team Introduction
➔ Project Scope - Stakeholder Group
➔ Background
➔ Research Results & Findings
➔ Analysis
➔ Recommendation
➔ Implementation

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Officers in their
First 5 Years
Stakeholder Group

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Completed Research
Contact with 21 TPD Officers
 4th 6 $47,143
Arizona’s ranking Months in TPD’s TPD starting
in Worst Places to application salary, including
be a Cop process benefits

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 Findings & Feedback
“It is my goal to stay in police work and in Tucson.”
-TPD Officer
Officers want to stay in police Officers want to stay in
work until retirement Tucson

9.5% 14.3%
4.8%
9.5%

76.2%
85.7%
Reasons Officers would be more likely to stay with TPD

9.1%

“I need a pay raise and 18.2% 36.4%

more incentives, I took a
massive
pay cut to come to TPD.”
-TPD Officer
36.4%
 “I wish we had the technology to serve more efficiently… For
example, in situations that are time sensitive it takes 5-10 minutes
from the time of the call is placed to reach an officer and dispatch
them to the scene which costs us vulnerable time.”
-TPD Officer

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 “I would like the academy to put officers through
stressful situations to be more prepared for actual
situations that officers will most likely encounter.”
-TPD Officer
 Recommendations

Increase Incentive Program Upgrade

Communication Technology
Increase communication
between current officers
and applicants
Create an
Incentive-Based Benefit
Program
Restructuring the Bonus Scale

Years on the
Annual Bonus
Force
The Phoenix Police 1 to 5 None
Department $80 for each year
6 to 19
Pay Bonus Scale
in excess of 6
$125 for each year
20+
in excess of 20
*Begins after 7 years of service
An officer who has been with the department
for 19 years would receive a year end bonus
of $1,040
Revise and Upgrade
necessary technology
Roadmap to Success - Implementation

Work with
Develop Develop Implement
city leaders to
Officer and streamlined revised
upgrade
community communication incentive
current
workout method program
technology
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