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Council discusses adding detective and digital‑forensics capacity after park takeover; Chief cites overtime and training costs
Summary
Miss Rios urged funding for an additional detective focused on digital forensics and online investigations; Police Chief White said digital‑forensics training is costly and that recent overtime related to a park event totaled about $35,000 for the pay period, with roughly $5,000 for a particular after‑prom response.
Miss Rios asked the council to include funding in the FY 2027 budget for an additional detective position trained in digital forensics to address internet‑based crimes and complex investigations. "I would like for us to look at putting in this year's budget an additional detective for the Police Department," she said, citing recent examples where detectives were pulled from ongoing cases.
Police Chief White responded that a dedicated digital‑forensics/digital‑investigations specialist (ICAC work) is valuable but expensive to train and equip: "That's a very expensive training that is out of state... and the equipment in and of itself is extremely expensive and it has to be housed in the proper room in a proper environment." Chief White also said recent overtime associated with incidents included about $35,000 for the pay period and around $5,000 for a specific after‑prom response.
