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Item No:9G Meeting Date: 3-14-05 Type of Business: Council Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Chief of Police, Mike Sommer Item Title/Subject: Police Department Supervisory Structure Date of Report: March 1, 2005 Background: (The following information was presented at the March 1, 2005 Mounds View City Council Work Session. At that time staff was directed to proceed with the plan and submit a resolution to the Council for approval.) The purpose of this staff report is to discuss the need for additional first line supervision in the Police Department. This can be accomplished without hiring any additional staff by converting one existing patrol officer position to that of a sergeant. In this staff report I will explain the need for this change and cover the implementation and financing plan to accomplish it. The administration and supervision of the Police Department is currently done through one Chief, one Deputy Chief and two sergeants. The two sergeants are the supervisors responsible for direct first line supervision of patrol officers. First line supervision provided by a sergeant is a critical component to effective policing. In comparison to same or similar sized departments we have a much broader span of supervisory control than is found in most Police Departments in Minnesota. Consequently, there are many periods of time where we have no first line supervision available to supervise our patrol officers. As a comparison I have listed the administrative/ supervision make up of similar sized departments in Minnesota for you review: Mounds View Police Department 19 total sworn officers • 1-Chief, 1-Deputy Chief, 2 Sergeants Centennial Lakes Police Department (Circle Pines /Lexington) 17 total sworn officers • 1-Chief, 1- Deputy Chief, 3- Sergeants