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 40 A supplemental report will be presented to the City Council to address the funding strategy. 17) Based on the chart from City Administrator's supplemental budget memo dated 4/25/13, what would be the cost of hiring 5 Police Evidence Technicians, 2 Criminalist Us, 2 Criminalist Ills, 1 Latent Fingerprint Examiner, and 2 additional Police Dispatchers (not including the five already budgeted for in the proposed budget) with a start date of January 1,2014, and four PoHce Records Specialists, one Police Records Supervisor, four Police Dispatchers, one Police Communications Supervisor, and two Administrative Analysts (Crime Analysis) with a start date of July 1,2014. Can the Administration provide a few options as to how would the City fund those positions? The cost of hiring five Police Evidence Technicians, two Criminalist lis, two Criminalist Ills, One Latent Fingerprint'Examiner, and two additional Police Dispatchers (not including the five already budgeted for in the proposed budget) with a start date of January 1, 2014 are detailed below: • FY13-14 cost (six months, salary and benefits only); $626.356 • FY14-15 (12 months, salary and benefits only, not accounting for possible cost escalation due to step increases and increased fringe and retirement benefit costs): $1.253.072 If filled on If filled on Jan 1, Positions FTEs Salary & Benefits July 1, 2013 2014 Police Communications Dispatcher 2 115,102.08 230,204 115,102 Latent Print Examiner 11 1 125,728.00 125,728 62,864 Criminalist 11 2 135,472.46 270,945 135,473 Criminalist III 2 165,706.67 331,413 165,707 Police Evidence Technician 5 104,997.14 524,986 262,493 Total 1,253,072 626,536 The cost of hiring four Police Records Specialists, one Police Records Supervisor, four Police Dispatchers, one Police Communications Supervisor, and two Administrative Analysts (Crime Analysis) with a start date of July 1, 2014 are detailed below: FY14-15 (12 months, salary and benefits only, not accounting for possible cost escalation): $802,976. 6 months' salary would amount to $401.488.