HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-17-2013 ac PH1 StaleyRECEIVED
JUN 17 2013
5LO CITY CLERK
COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 17, 2013
TO: Mayor and City Council
VIA: Katie Lichtig, City Manager
VIA: Chief Gesell, Chief of Police
Prepared by: Chris Staley, Police Captain
AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
Date° 1( Item#
On June 15th 2013, Mayor Marx requested the number of authorized police officer
positions over the last ten years. The table below lists the authorized police officer
positions which does not include sworn supervisors or managers:
*Note: Measure Y funding for four (4) additional patrol officers to staff the
Neighborhood Services Team; funding for these positions was eliminated for the 2009-
11 Financial Plan due to city-wide budget reductions.
**Note: 2009-10 Three (3) members of the Special Enforcement Team (SET) were
moved from the Patrol Division to the Investigation Division to better reflect the unit's
functionality.
The Mayor also asked how police coverage would be effected in the rest of the city if an
officer position was deployed specifically to the Downtown core. This additional
resource would conceivably increase capacity for patrol officers in the remainder of the
City provided crime trends remain as they are today during the daytime hours (i.e., a
disproportionate percentage of calls for service throughout the Downtown core).
However, an additional officer assigned on foot or bicycle Downtown would not enable a
reduction in the minium number of patrol officers deployed during the day as Downtown
officers would be limited in their ability to respond outside their zone to assist as
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2003-
2004-
2005-
2006-
2007-
2008-
2009-
2010-
2011-
2012-1
_
04
05
06
07
08*
U
11
12
13
Patrol
33
33
32
32
..109
36
36
30
30
30
30
Investigations
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
9
9
Traffic
5
5
46
4
44
4
44
5
49
5
49
4
45
4
45
4
43
4
43
Total 146
*Note: Measure Y funding for four (4) additional patrol officers to staff the
Neighborhood Services Team; funding for these positions was eliminated for the 2009-
11 Financial Plan due to city-wide budget reductions.
**Note: 2009-10 Three (3) members of the Special Enforcement Team (SET) were
moved from the Patrol Division to the Investigation Division to better reflect the unit's
functionality.
The Mayor also asked how police coverage would be effected in the rest of the city if an
officer position was deployed specifically to the Downtown core. This additional
resource would conceivably increase capacity for patrol officers in the remainder of the
City provided crime trends remain as they are today during the daytime hours (i.e., a
disproportionate percentage of calls for service throughout the Downtown core).
However, an additional officer assigned on foot or bicycle Downtown would not enable a
reduction in the minium number of patrol officers deployed during the day as Downtown
officers would be limited in their ability to respond outside their zone to assist as
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needed. As previoiusly mentioned, crime trends change through time and program
impacts are continunally assessed by my staff and I to ensure available public safety
resources are deplolyed in the most efficient manner.
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