ALBANY — The city wants to fill 10 open police officer positions with retired police officers in an attempt to address a consistent manpower shortage.
The Common Council is being asked to approve a transfer of funds to create 10 special patrol officer positions. Under the city’s pay scale, those positions will pay between $62,350 and $89,230. A first-year city police officer makes just above $65,000 before overtime.
Department spokeswoman Megan Craft said any retired officers hired for the positions would need to receive a waiver from the state to also receive their pension while being paid a salary. Those waivers typically cover only one- to two-year periods but can be renewed…