Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document930 Filed05/01/13 Page31of59 The Department does not believe compliance is possible using the Monitor's new methodology unless a significant number of new sergeants were promoted. Even if that were to occur, employee leave makes it unlikely that every squad would always be in compliance. The Department further believes acting sergeants should count toward compliance when the following conditions are met: The acting sergeant is eligible for promotion because he/she is on an active promotional list, or When a commander (with bureau chief approval) is mentoring/developing an officer by placing him/her in an acting sergeant assignment - this is an effective way to cultivate future leaders. COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS: The OPD has had exceptional difficulty coming into compliance with this NSA Task. Efforts are in progress, whereby police officers are selected as "acting sergeants" and are responsible for the direct supervision of patrol officers. Some acting sergeants are assigned to the same personnel long-term, while others serve on a short-tenn basis. The IMT measures compliance against the requirements of the NSA, whereby full time sergeants should be utilized to supervise Department personnel on a consistent basis. OPD believes that additional 8-10 sergeants would likely allow the Department to establish a deployment structure that would meet the requirements of the NSA. After much discussion for many quarterly reporting periods, the OPD and the IMT agree that, unless more sergeant full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions are approved by the manager and council, OPD will likely remain out of compliance. COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR'S FINDINGS AND ACTION ITEMS: Full time Sergeants must be promoted to ensure the level of accountability necessary to maintain adherence to policy and gain 31