During a meeting on July 28th, Council offered their appreciation to employees and officers of the West Jordan Police Department who put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe maintaining and defending civil order in our community. Council consistently offer support and appreciation to the department and have designated May 15th as West Jordan Peace Officers Day.
On August 11th Council discussed options to strengthen that support and in coordination with Administrative Services Director Danyce Steck and City Administrator Korban Lee developed a plan to retain and recruit the best officers in the valley. The plan proposed would include long-range compensation strategies which will be considered for adoption with the final budget later in August.
Council Chair Zach Jacob stated, “We know that being a cop means something different now than it did just a few years ago. And West Jordan’s police department has the best of the best. It was important to the council that we acted quickly to not only retain our incredible officers, but to ensure that we continue to attract the very highest caliber cops. We hope that the new plan ensures a high level of service for our citizens for many years to come.”
Council Vice Chair Kelvin Green said, “When visiting with Chief Wallentine in early July, it was clear we needed to find a solution to recruit and retain West Jordan Police Officers. I am grateful to the leadership team who helped create the plan. I believe it will help retain officers serving in West Jordan. We offer our sincere thanks to these dedicated professionals and want to give them the support and appreciation they deserve.”
