Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

POLICY TRADEOFFS & SERVICE BUYBACKS 8) Additional Police Civilian Staffing The OPD recently reported that it needs approximately 56 FTE civilian positions to support critical operating needs to fully utilize the effectiveness and efficiency of our sworn officers and OPD’s service delivery models. The OPD has identified the following positions/classifications needed to implement improved service delivery and achieve better utilization of sworn staff. The Proposed Policy Budget includes 5 Police Communications Dispatcher FTEs and there are various scenarios that the Council could select based on policy tradeoffs. For Y1, the Administration would prioritize the hiring of 5 Police Evidence Technicians and 5 Criminalists. In Y2, additional Dispatchers and Police Records Management staff would greatly improve operations. Any combination of added staff will significantly address the 34% reduction in civilian staff and contribute to efforts to reduce crime, make OPD more efficient, and improve customer services. Professional Staff (Civilian) FY 2013- 14 Authorized 2012-13 Needs Assessment Gap to Fill Need Field Operations Police Services Technician II 59 59 0 Police Evidence Technician 14 29 15 Records Management Police Records Specialist 54 59 5 Police Records Supervisor 3 4 1 Crime Lab Criminalist II 13 15 2 Criminalist III 3 5 2 Latent Fingerprint Examiner II 4 5 1 Communications (911) Police Communications Dispatcher 70 87 17 Police Communications Supervisor 4 7 3 Business Intelligence & Crime Analysis Admin Analyst II 20 30 10 Total 244 300 56 TOTAL COST $TBD/Various Scenarios A - 7