Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

ALL-IN Budget Memo Page 5 Priority - Making Our City Safe In addition to the increased investments in O P D as proposed by the Admimstration, this j \ L L - I N Budget proposal makes a significant investment in the Oakland Police Department to increase staffing and improve performance. • Includes funding for four (4) police academies to bring the total number of $11,885,505.00 officers to 700 over the next two years (Mayor's Budget, • Adds five (5) 911 dispatchers to reduce call wait and response times $1,119,621 [ltem#ll] • Increases the investment in civilian positions beyond the Administration's $3,776,102 request to: O Add four (4) additional Police Evidence Technicians o Expand the Crime lab by four (4) Criminalists in the Crime Lab (lis & Ills) and one (1) additional C O D I S Investigator o Add one (1) additional Fingerprint Examiner to reduce backlog and improve evidence gathering o Strengthen communit\' policing by adding one (1) additional Neighborhood Ser^tice Coordinator (NSC) to align with new Area (District) assignments; and o Adds back the Specialty'- Code Enforcement and Specialty' Combination Inspectors to reduce grime and environmental crimes against residents and businesses • Establishes policy priorit)- and provides funding to eliminate the hiring $582,968 backlog of civilian and sworn personnel and support the expeditious civilianization of appropriate O P D staff (Item #20 & #21) • Communit)' Policing/Restorative Justice: Invests in strengthening the $300,000 capacit}' and effectiveness of communit}-based organizations and governmental agencies in evidenced-based prevention, inter\'ention and restorative justice strategies. (Item #33) Oaldanders overwhelmingly support a comprehensive approach to public safet)' and have consistently demanded that the approach include prevention, inten-'ention and suppression. In addition to challenges within the department that led to mandated reforms through a Negotiated Setdement Agreement (NSA) with the Federal courts, the department has suffered significant loss of man-power that began witii the unprecedented layoff of 80 officers in 2010. The A T.I .-TN Budget fully funds the Compliance Director and Chiefs requests and supports the Mayor's commitment to four (4) police academies over the 2013-15 budget q'cle with the goal to increase the force to 700 officers. Further, the A L L - I N Budget also incorporates the public's demand that we increase the number of sworn officers to patrol our neighborhoods by restoring civilian positions and incorporating needed investments identified by the Wasserman/Bratton consultants retained by the City to improve departmental practices and efficiencies. Council June 27,2013 ITEM: