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time also includes time for meals, breaks, jail checks, vehicle maintenance, and <br />even on-duty court appearances. Since this data has not been collected <br />accurately by the current reporting system, it was determined by estimating the <br />administrative time per officer per shift. The estimate of two hours per day per <br />officer is consistent with the amount of administrative time used by other <br />agencies using the twelve hour shifts. <br />The staffing model used in this study is basic and reviews the number of <br />calls for service, how long those calls take, the arrests, the administrative time <br />needed and the proactive time desired by the city. One item of note is that the <br />model is only as accurate as the data used. Because of the suspect nature and <br />inability to obtain exact information from the current CAD system, estimates were <br />used to compute the results. The estimates used were Average Time on Call, <br />Jail Booking Time, and Report Writing Time. Accurate data for these inputs can <br />be obtained from any current generation CAD System once sufficient data has <br />been entered. The estimates used are very consistent with other agencies <br />studied and are made on the conservative side for purposes of this analysis. <br />This model can continue to be used indefinitely as long as the department <br />remains on twelve hour shifts. With accurate data from the new CAD system, <br />this model can provide a more accurate prediction of the officers needed. While <br />this model will continue to work well in smaller cities, when a city grows past the <br />30,000 population or 75 plus officer size, a more sophisticated model can yield <br />more accurate and beneficial results. The definitions and computations used in <br />the model are found in Appendix A. The results are summarized below. <br />Recommended Shift Staffing Level <br />Day Shift Patrol (both) 9 officers <br />Night Shift Patrol (both) 8 officers <br />Page 28 <br />