Camas OKs police hiring bonuses

Camas officials have agreed to “sweeten the pot” for potential police recruits by offering financial bonuses worth up to $30,000 to police officers who choose to work for the city of Camas.

“In the current labor market, hiring police officers has become extremely competitive,” Jennifer Gorsuch, the city’s administrative services director, told the Camas City Council during a July 18 workshop and again during the Council’s meeting on Aug. 1. “Offering bonuses to police officers has become pretty common. The majority of (police departments) around us are providing these types of bonuses.”