Police staffing and pay crisis
Summary
Chief Reynoso said the department has 43 of the roughly 65 officers it needs, lost 8 of 20 recent hires to other agencies, and 9 of 13 mid-career officers are applying elsewhere because San Luis pays the least in Yuma County.
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Last discussed Apr 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Reclassification and salary requests were deferred; retraining a lost officer costs roughly $10,000 over two years.
Residents who keep the state's safest-city policing, if retention improves.
Residents face slower response times and rising risk as experienced officers leave.
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