HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 16, 1983 (35)AD^ITIO`IAL SWORN
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 16, 1983
Following intr,xiuction of the matter by Assistiuit- City
Manager Glenn and review of a recarr,endation subr.Litted by
Police Chief Yates, Council, on mc -tion of Mayor Pro Tcvpore
Murphy, Olson second, authorized the hiring of four
additional sworn officers for the Police Department.
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CITY OF L ODI
POUO DEPARTMENT
230 WEST ELM STREi?83 FEB - 7 PH
STREET 1,1183
LODI, CALIFORNIA 93240
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February 7, 1983 CITY !ri'7 i_M of Pohce Y
Henry A. Glaves, City Manager
Marc Yates, Chief of Police
Request for Additional Sworn Personnel
As the labor negotiation proces, has been completed, and a great deal of dis-
cussion with you and the Coun- , involved the staffing needs of this deeartment,
1 am recommending that a mir num request be made to Council for four Police
Officer positions at this time.
We have for the past several years indicated the need for additional sworn
personnel if we were to maintain an acceptable leve' of police service. Our
community is growing and our calls for service are increasing each year. As
our demands for service increase without additional personnel, our ability
to adequately handle these calls diminishes. We have attempted wherever
possible to increase our effectiveness through procedures and methods of
handling but now find that, without additionai personnel, officer safety and
adequate response are slipping behind what we consider to be good service.
We are below the ratio of sworn officers per thousand population which we
have attempted to maintain for many years. Our population with fifty sworn
officers is a ratio of 1.3 officers per thousand population.
As a result of negotiations, we are scheduled to begin the new scheduling
process in the Patrol Division in early July, 1983. If we are permitted to
add personnel now - by the time we hire them, send them to Basic Academy and
allow for a short period of on-the-job training, July will be upon us. We
also must schedule vacations for the entire year now and, to provide proper
coverage, we must know what staff we wili have available.
We welcome t -he opportunity tofurther discuss the urgency of this matter with
you and the Council at your convenience.
Respectfully submitted,
R rYMV
Chief Police