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Rochester commissioners hear police monthly report, approve personnel actions and cancel July meeting
Summary
The Rochester Board of Commissioners received the police department's monthly report showing 3,005 calls for service and discussed staffing, training and a planned detective retirement; the board approved personnel evaluations and voted to cancel its regular July meeting.
The Rochester Board of Commissioners on May received the police department's monthly report showing the department responded to 3,005 calls for service and generated 401 reports, and moved on a series of personnel items including acceptance of employee evaluations and cancelling the regular July meeting.
The report, delivered to the board by the department's presenter, said, "the police department responded to 3,005 calls for service. Of those 3,005 calls for service, we generated 401 reports," and that "there's no concerning trends that were noted over this reporting period." The board's discussion covered calls-for-service trends, staffing and training needs.
Why it matters: The department's workload and staffing affect patrol coverage, detective caseloads and response times. Commissioners cited staffing and training as factors that shape budgeting and operational decisions going into the next fiscal year.
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Police staffing and caseloads: The detective bureau currently…
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