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Police seeks new area-commander lieutenant amid 14 vacancies; Measure H funds support staffing
Summary
Modesto Police Chief Gillespie presented a $383-FTE department budget proposal that would create a fourth area commander (lieutenant) by converting a vacant officer slot and one recruit, while acknowledging 14 current sworn vacancies and continued reliance on Measure H-funded positions to support patrol, area command and technology investments.
Modesto's police department told the Finance Committee April 20 that it plans to reclassify existing vacant positions to add a fourth area commander and continue investments funded in part by Measure H.
"We're proposing a total staff of 383 positions," Chief Gillespie said, and later noted that "75 positions are funded through Measure H." He described the area command model as a community-oriented policing structure and said the additional lieutenant would improve neighborhood engagement and coordination of crime-reduction…
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