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Commerce staff proposes police reorganization to make room for permanent chief amid staffing gaps
Summary
City staff told the council a reorganization that eliminates an administrative lieutenant (left unfunded) and shifts dispatch to fire frees budget to hire a market-rate police chief; staff also proposed pay bumps for lieutenants and outlined vacancies and training needs.
Presenter (unnamed city staff member) told the council the police department budget will absorb a roughly $36,000'$40,000 increase for one position only by restructuring command roles and shifting functions. "The only way we could fund that was then do a reorganization of the police department," the Presenter said. The proposal removes the funded administrative lieutenant slot and moves dispatch to report to the fire chief to free funds for a market-competitive police chief salary.
The Presenter gave department totals of $2,207,231 and a line-item breakdown that includes $1,699,738 for staffing…
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