Pittsburgh has started the process of hiring as many as 45 police recruits, in an effort to get closer to the desired level of 900 officers. The plan, though, might not put the city much above the current level of 845, due to retirements and the elimination of candidates through testing and background checking, Fraternal Order of Police President James Malloy said. "That won't reach anywhere near the 900 [officers] that are in the budget," he said. The state-appointed Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, which oversees city finances, has endorsed the 900-officer target. ICA officials could not be reached for comment but have previously said that lower force levels aren't optimal for public safety. Assistant Director of Personnel Barbara Trant said the city has invited 114 candidates to take physical and reading tests. The tests are to occur Sept. 18-21. The city hopes 45 candidates will pass the tests and background checks and start the six-month academy training regimen in March. That is followed by three months of field training, meaning the recruits would be full officers in December 2007. Mr. Malloy said that tests and background checks typically eliminate two-thirds of candidates, so the city might only get 35 hires from the 114 invitees. "If you pick up 45, I'll tell you what, a star will rise in the east," he said. Meanwhile, around 25 officers probably will retire, he said. Thus the city, by late next year, may have added just 10 officers. Mr. Malloy said the city should speed up the hiring process, reducing the time between testing and academy training from the proposed six months. It should promptly offer a new civil service test to those interested in becoming officers, to build a new list of candidates, he said. First-year officers earn $36,500. Mr. Malloy said ailing Mayor Bob O'Connor committed to the 900 level. "We want them to just stay the course that Bob O'Connor set," he said. The administration is being led by Deputy Mayor Yarone Zober. Mr. O'Connor, hospitalized for primary nervous system lymphoma, confirmed in April that he wanted 900 officers, but first had to make sure the city had enough money. A report on the city's financial performance through June, released Aug. 15, predicted a $7.2 million surplus this year.
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