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BACKGROUND (CONTINUED): Staff seeks direction from Council on which of two options to pursue: Six additional positions - our present patrol shift structure when we are fully staffed allows for nine officers on three of our patrol shifts with eight officers assigned to the fourth shift. By adding six positions, one additional officer could be assigned to three shifts, two officers assigned to the shift of eight creating a balance of ten officers on each patrol shift. A ten officer shift improves our preventive patrol, can be move involved with traffic enforcement, and can also be more active in community policing concepts. The additional officer position not used in patrol would be assigned SRO duties with PISD to regain that lost position. 2. Three additional positions - by adding three positions, one officer would be assigned to the replacement SRO position with PISD, one officer would be assigned as a Community Oriented Policing position with the Paris Housing Authority, and one would be assigned to the Downtown Patrol Section 7. PHA made a request to the department for officers to be assigned and offered office space for a storefront police station. At the end of the 36 month grant period, Council would need to budget funding for any officer position funded by the grant for either option. Option 1 would have an approximate cost of $330,000 in the fourth year. The estimate of what the grant would pay for six officers for the 36 months at entry level pay is $883,188. The City would receive the services of six officers for four years which, if funded by the City alone, would be at an approximate cost of $1,297,584. With the grant funding, the City, in partnership with PISD and PHA, would receive the services of six officers far four years for $330,000. With PISD and PHA funding for the final year, that figure drops to $265,934. Option 2 would have an approximate cost of $162,000 in the fourth year. The estimate for what the grant would pay for three officer positions for the 36 months at entry level pay is $441,576. The City would receive the services of three officers for four years which, if funded by the City alone, would be at an approximate cost of $648,000. The last year of the grant would require $162,000 from the City. With PISD and PHA funding applied to the final year of the grant, that figure drops to $97,934. Note that these are not exact costs due to any increase in salary or benefits would not be covered by funding from the grant. Any increase or additional costs are mandated to be funded by the city. City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 ~q A