For City Council Meeting [January 8, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Ahmad R. Ansari, Interim City Administrator
Sean Grayson, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Approve Budget Resolution No. 7448 to Amend the 2018-2019 Authorized Budgeted Positions to add One Police Lieutenant.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2011 the police department's command structure consisted of a police chief, 2 captains and 5 lieutenants. The police department's current command structure consists of a chief, 2 captains and 4 lieutenants. The current 4 lieutenants are all assigned to the patrol bureau as watch commanders leaving the investigative units without a supervisor at the managerial level.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The Rialto Police Department has a command structure in place to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and accountability throughout the organization. This structure in 2011 consisted of a chief of police, 2 captains and 5 lieutenants. Due to budget reductions in 2012, the chief of police at the time opted to eliminate a captain's position. In 2015 the same chief of police traded a lieutenant's position for that same captain's position. Currently the police department operates with only 4 lieutenants, 1 of which City Council recently approved. The lieutenants are assigned to the patrol division and have area command responsibilities. Under the current structure the specialized investigative units operate without supervision at the management level. These units include Evidence, Records, Crime Analysis, Logistics, Detectives, SCATT, SANCATT, Narcotics and Task Force Positions. By not having this managerial position in place the police department lacks sufficient oversight and control of day to day operations and is reliant on the sergeants who are field supervisors not police managers. Recent litigation highlights the negative fiscal impact this lack of supervision has had on our city an...
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