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Emeryville study session lays out police staffing and traffic‑unit gaps, recommends five‑year roadmap
Summary
An independent assessment presented to Emeryville City Council found 21 recommendations for the police department, recommending five non‑sworn positions and several sworn roles—highlighting an understaffed traffic unit and calling for cost analyses before hiring.
Chief Jennings and consultant Joseph Kriens presented an organizational assessment of the Emeryville Police Department at a council study session, describing an 80‑page report intended to guide the department for the next five years.
Kriens said his team conducted more than 25 staff interviews and reviewed over 100 documents to produce a snapshot of the department. “We recommended 21 overall recommendations,” Kriens said, and identified both non‑sworn and sworn staffing gaps. He recommended five…
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