The Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, Independence Police Department, Overland Park Police Department, Gladstone Public Safety and the Clay County Sheriff's Office are participating in this program. Ads will also be placed in national trade magazines and on various websites. This career is extremely challenging and stressful. Team members work with life and death situations on a daily basis. It takes a special individual to be successful in this career field.
Many centers continue to be plagued by personnel vacancies and high turnover.
The agencies participating in this program have come together under the coordinating activities of the Mid-America Regional Council. We believe this will be a successful campaign for the participating agencies. I believe this is another example of successful cooperation that will be watched by public safety agencies elsewhere in the nation. Candidates will be able to apply for employment with up to five agencies using a single application.