15 - Amending Section 26-1 Composition of Department - reducing the number of lieutenants and increasing the number of police officers

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Item No. 15 Trn�ffllf�� TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Bob Hundley, Chief of Police SUBJECT: AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE 26-1 DATE: November 13, 2018 BACKGROUND: City Ordinance 26-1 sets the composition of the department as to number of officers in each classification of Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and Chief. STATUS OF ISSUE: Part of the strategic plan of the department includes a reduction of the total number of supervisors and their assignments. With the recent and expected retirements of three Lieutenants, John Berry, Raymond Moss and James Mazy, the department will offer promotional opportunities for two of these positions. I am asking that the third open lieutenant position be changed to that of a police officer. I request that the number of Lieutenants in Section 26-1 be changed from 7 to 6 and the number of officers be increased from 40 to 41. There is no change to the total number of officer positions. BUDGET: There is a minimum savings of $6,883.00 in the department's payroll line item. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the amending of the ordinance to reflect these changes.