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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />OS/19/10 <br />Council Date: <br />Police <br />Bob Hundley, Chief of Police <br />9. <br />06/14/10 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />[NOT AN ACTION ITEM - FIRST READING] IF SUPERMAJORITY RULE IS INVOKED - Move to approve an <br />ordinance amending the City of Paris Code of Ordinances by revising Section 26-1 to authorize the <br />staffing levels of the Police Department. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Required by civil service rules <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Section 26-1 of the Code of Ordinances sets out the composition of the Police Department. Chief <br />Hundley proposes two minor items that reorganize the department. First, the current ordinance provides <br />for 12 Sergeants in the department. Of these 12 positions, only eight have job responsibilities which <br />require supervision over subordinates. At one time, only Sergeants were being placed in the Criminal <br />Investigation Division (CID). Over the years, six officers at the entry-level "Private" rank have been <br />assigned to CID, creating a situation in which Privates are doing the exact same job as some Sergeants <br />but without the same compensation. The proposed change reduces the number of Sergeants by one so <br />that only those who have supervisory duties have that rank. Positions vacated by Sergeants over time <br />due to promotions, retirements, or separation will remain in the department as Police Officer positions. <br />Second, the proposed ordinance will change the anachronistic title of "Police Private" to "Police <br />Officer" and modernize the entry-level officer title. <br />The proposed changes will not result in a net change in the number of positions and, with a retirement of <br />a Sergeant at the end of April, the reorganization needs to be implemented now. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Ordinance <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$ <br />❑ Department Report ~ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$ <br />~ Presentation ❑ Ordinance <br />y'r'D Actual <br />$ <br />❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />The proposed change will result in the approximately $6,000 (plus benefits) less in salary expense. <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />Z Administtation Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT Z Finance ❑ Fire <br />❑ Municipal Coutt Z Legal ❑ Library Z Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 <br />39 <br />