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Committee presses SFPD on civilianization and hiring delays; hearing continued

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee · October 24, 2019
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Summary

The committee heard presentations from the Controller’s office, SFPD and the Strategic Management Bureau about civilianization progress and hiring challenges. SFPD reported filling 13 of 25 FY18‑19 civilian positions; the hearing was continued for further reporting and a future DHR appearance was requested.

President Norman Yee opened a hearing on Oct. 24 focused on civilianization of SFPD positions and staffing analysis, saying the Board has requested a full police staffing analysis and that "the sole focus of today's hearing" would be civilianization while the broader study is completed.

Peg Stevenson, director of the Controller's performance unit, summarized prior civilianization studies and said about 60 positions had been civilianized in earlier years; she described work validating SFPD’s identification of roughly 50 additional positions potentially suitable for civilianization and noted…

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