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Total Activity by Shift <br />60.00 <br />50.00 <br />40.00 <br />30.00 <br />20.00 <br />10.00 <br />0.00 <br />Day Shift <br />Night Shift <br />The workload between shifts is also very similar and indicates both shifts <br />should be evenly staffed at present given current resources. This may not <br />always be the case. As calls for service increases, this analysis should be done <br />routinely, at least annually, to ensure proper distribution of resources and <br />equality of workload. <br />Also involved in the patrol staffing formula is the administrative time that is <br />necessary to keep the police department running. Paris police officers must do a <br />number of chores daily that would likely be handled by other staff in larger cities. <br />These administrative chores include installing equipment in vehicles, cleaning the <br />jail, feeding prisoners, checking in property, transporting vehicles for <br />maintenance, conducting mail runs, etc. These activities are critical to the proper <br />functioning of a police department and must be performed. This is not unusual to <br />Paris; all small departments have officers wearing multiple hats. That time <br />however, does need to be accounted for in providing for proper staffing. In some <br />cases, if the job requires a significant amount of time, it may be less expensive <br />for the city to hire a non-sworn employee to perform those functions rather than <br />paying police officer wages for clerical or mechanical activity. This administrative <br />Page 27 <br />