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Acting Chief Migos details police workload, equipment needs and overtime trends
Summary
Acting Chief Migos told the Finance Committee the department handled roughly 39,000 calls so far this year and is asking for targeted staffing conversions, equipment upgrades and expanded camera programs; members pressed for overtime and vacancy-savings data.
Acting Chief Migos presented the Police Department’s budget and performance measures after the committee reconvened. He said officers have handled more than 39,000 calls for service so far this fiscal year — “which means we're on pace for about 50,000 for the full year,” he said — and noted a rise in foot patrols and frequent checks.
Migos outlined enhancements the department sought in FY27: civilian conversions required by a city code five-year limit on contract positions, a sergeant conversion in patrol to increase supervision without raising total sworn headcount, and equipment funding for crime-scene and forensic units. He also described plans to expand automated enforcement (speed and red-light cameras) and to renew or augment the department’s Axon contract (body-worn cameras, evidence storage and related services).
Committee members pressed the chief on overtime and vacancy savings. Members asked for year-over-year overtime trends and for a clear planning number. Migos said the department tracks overtime by event and code (Navy Games, parades, patrol shortfalls) and that the FY27 planning figure in the budget includes a vacancy-savings assumption; the committee requested a breakdown of major overtime drivers.
The chief also described grant-funded activities (forfeiture partnerships, narcotics tasking) and interoperability plans for a new CAD/dispatch system shared with county partners. Members raised technical questions about license-plate reader costs, drone program storage and which Axon features the department seeks to add.
The committee flagged vacancy-savings assumptions and asked staff to describe how increased staffing would affect that line. The police presentation closed with requests for follow-up data on overtime by event, vacancy savings and the number and placement plan for automated camera systems.
