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<br /> $4,500.00 Purchase Asphalt Saw (Minor Trail Repairs) <br /> <br />The service level impacts of these amendments are highlighted throughout the Budget <br />Book and should be considered by the Council when evaluating the suggested <br />modifications. <br /> <br />Total General Fund Budget Impact of Public Services Amendments - $124,585 <br /> <br />The Public Safety Department request for additional staff in the Police Division is rooted <br />in what is needed to provide public safety services in a safe and efficient manner. Staff <br />has conducted extensive research on police staffing and continues to provide the highest <br />level of service possible with the current resources. <br /> <br />As noted in the original request, the number of sworn police staff in 2020 is the same as <br />the staffing level of 2010 (27).The number of calls for police service in 2010 were 6,398 <br />and in 2019 there were 9,189 calls for police service, which is a 44% increase of during <br />that time period. <br /> <br />As noted by some of our community members during the Council meeting on July 27, <br />2020, our community members have had to wait for police response to their calls for <br />service. Staff reviewed all police calls for service for the month of July 2020 and <br />determined that there were 58 calls for police service that were not immediately <br />responded to because no police staff was available to respond to the call for service <br />because police resources were tied up on other police calls. The total amount of time for <br />these 58 occurrences that community members waited for a police response was 12 hours <br />38 minutes and 38 seconds. <br /> <br />Staff also reviewed all police calls for service from August 1, 2020 through 0700 hours <br />on August 13, 2020 and determined that there were 12 calls for police service that were <br />not immediately responded to because no police staff was available to respond to the call <br />for service because police resources were tied up on other police calls. The total amount <br />of time for these 12 occurrences that community members waited for a police response <br />was 2 hours 49 minutes and 10 seconds. <br /> <br />Given the feedback from Council at the July 27th Council Budget Work Session and the <br />budget gap, Public Safety is amending the Police Division personnel request for the 2021 <br />budget to reflect adding one police officer position in September of 2021 and adding an <br />Investigative Assistant position in April 2021. If approved as amended the total increase <br />in Police Division personnel costs for 2021 will be $94,107. This would be a reduction <br />of $198,347 from the original budget request. <br /> <br />It must be noted that this change does not address the staffing needs for police services <br />and staff anticipates seeking additional police staffing in future budgeting processes to <br />address the police staffing shortage. It should also be noted that the police personnel <br />requests in the 2021 budgeting process as well as all budgeting processes dating back to <br />2012 are based on policing needs and not budgeting strategies. <br /> <br />Total General Fund Budget Impact of Public Safety Personnel Amendments - $198,347 <br />