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Police chief outlines staffing, records backlog and proposes public-safety IT specialist
Summary
Police Chief reported current staffing at 118 of 127 (expected to reach 123 after five hires), described a roughly $823,559 year-to-date overtime picture for fire (context), detailed private-duty revenue growth and explained a proposed public-safety IT specialist (estimated salary about $99,000) to support police, fire and dispatch operations and new technology needs.
Police Chief Rob Rosado presented a detailed operating-budget overview to the joint finance and personnel committee, framing staffing shortfalls, rising operational mandates and technology needs as the main drivers of the department's budget request.
Rosado said patrol constitutes roughly 70% of the department, with current staffing at "118 out of 127" and five officers scheduled to start March 23, bringing staffing to 123. He told the committee that recruiting and retention remain challenging and estimated the full per-officer training and onboarding cost at roughly $100,000.
On revenue, Rosado said private-duty assignments…
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