Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Subject: Proposed FY 13-15 Proposed Policy Budget Date: May 13,2013 Page 39 Sergeants and 16 FTE Police Officers. There are several high priority needs that would go unmet if OPD were to assign two squads to ShottSpotter. These needs include patrol, traffic enforcement, and the investigation of violent crimes. ShotSpotter is currently installed in every patrol car. As swom strength increases, patrol officers will be able to respond to ShotSpotter calls, and high priority emergency calls in general, in a more timely manner. 14) What is the current cost per Police Officer for training and recruitment? Under the program police officers who receive city of Oakland funded academy training, and who then use that training to seek a police job elsewhere are required to refund part of their trainings costs. What is the current amount that is required to be repaid? By how much would this charge have to be increased in order to be fully cost-covering? Excluding the salaries of the Police Officer Trainees, the actual cost to recmit and train an officer is approximately $20,000. Any changes to the current reimbursement policy would require a change to the OPOA MOU. The OPOA MOU addresses academy reimbursement, as follows: Police Office Trainee Training Costs: The parties recognize that in the past a substantial number of persons have accepted the benefit of training at the Oakland Police Academy and then have voluntarily separated from service to join other safety agencies or have decided for personal reasons that police work is not their preference. The purpose of this provision is to insure that the recruit either accept a commitment of service to the City or be responsible for costs associated with Academy training. Thus the parties agree that any member who, prior to completing five years of service, voluntarily separates from service with the department shall be responsible for reimbursing the City, on a full or prorate basis, for the $8000 cost of his/her fraining at the Police Academy. A schedule of the member's reimbursement responsibility is set forth as follows: Length of Service % of Repayment Due • Separation prior to 1 year. 100% repayment of the $8,000 • Separation after 1 year but before completing the second year 80% repayment of the $8,000. • Separation after 2 years but before completing the third year 60% repayment of the $8,000. • Separation after 3 years but before completing the fourth year 40% repayment of the $8,000. • Separation after 4 years but before completing the fifth year 207a repayment of the $8,000. • Separation after 5 years 0% repayment 15) What will the service impact be from the Proposed Budget on animal control services? What other options have been explored, including working together with other agencies, to provide effective animal control services? The proposed budget does not change the current service level. The 1 Animal Control Officer is proposed to be frozen. Please note that this position has been vacant since March 2011, resulting in delayed service. As part of the budget balancing process, we explored many options. However, this is not part of the proposed budget. 16) Of the actions recently recommended by police Compliance Director Frazier, how many of them could be undertaken within the proposed budget? What budget changes does the Administration recommend, based on that report?