Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-07-12 retreat — reading text

the airport each requested a proposal from the Fort Walton Beach Police Department for law enforcement services Additionally, a representative of the City of Mary Esther had informal discussions with the Fort Walton Beach City Manager. 1. 4. 1. Some interference, generally challenging the legality of providing such services, was raised regarding each of these entities. 1. 4. 2. In each case ( with the exception of the City of Destin), delays occurred while the clarifications were made. The time delay regarding the airport was several months. 1. 4. 3. Because of the time constraints faced by the airport for acquiring law enforcement services, the director was forced to establish an airport police department. 1. 4.3. 1. The process for " standing up" the airport police department is currently on- going. Packet Pg. 1g`  4. 3. b 1. 4. 3. 2. The Fort Walton Beach Police Department is integrally involved in assisting the airport in establishing its police department, with the intent to provide relief and support services to them. 1. 5. The Fort Walton Beach City Manager directed the police and finance departments to proceed with providing responses to the Sheriffs inquiry letter of May 23rd, and directed that these responses be prepared by December 21'. Additionally, the City Manager granted a caveat to exclude the requested evidentiary audit and current inventory of physical evidence from the aforecited response. 2. DISCUSSION: 2. 1. All financial information, including compensation packages, financial condition, and information regarding retirement and health insurance programs was compiled by Charlotte Dunworth, the City' s Budget and Grants Manager. Additionally, she provided data for some of the other requests, as well. Her efforts were invaluable in completing this task. 2. 2. The Fort Walton Beach Police Chief used the data provided by the Budget and Grants Manager, as well as information developed within the police department from its various record repositories, to produce a document containing the requested responses. 2. 3. A document, containing the requested responses, is attached hereto and entitled: Cumulative Responses to Inquiries in Sheriffs Letter of May 23, 2011. 3. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 3. 1. No further financial impact, beyond that used in researching and preparing the attached response, is anticipated. 4. RECOMMENDATION: 4. 1. It is recommended that the City Manger review the attached document containing the proposed cumulative responses and exercise one of the below listed alternatives. The alternatives include: 4. 1. 1. If no revisions are required, send this document' s attachment, along with an appropriate cover letter, to the Sheriff. 4. 1. 2. Make any desired changes, or direct changes to be made, to the attachment and send the revised copy along with a cover letter to the Sheriff. 5. ATTACHMENTS: 5. 1. One 12 page document: Cumulative Responses to Inquiries in Sheriff s Letter of May 23, 2011 6. CLOSING: 6. 1. This Staff Report Memorandum is respectfully submitted for your consideration. Packet P0: 20  4. 3. b Cumulative Responses to Inquiries in Sheriff' s Letter of May 23, 2011 In response to the inquiry statement for " The City population and your annual calls for service numbers for the past 3 years:" Calls for Service 2011 34, 550 Population 2011 19, 534 Calls for Service 2010 36, 145 u m Population 2010 20,355 Calls for Service 2009 39, 271 U0 Population 2009 20, 675 zd In response to the inquiry statement for " Your current patrol and investigative manning numbers and r schedules:" Patrol Division U0 m Personnel Patrol Division - Commander 1 00 a Patrol Division - Shift Supervisors 6 x 24 0 Patrol Division - Shift Officers Staffing m Patrol Division -has minimum of 4 officers and one sergeant on each shift, 3 shifts per 9 day c 9 Patrol Division - Shifts overlap the busiest hours each day, and at shift changes, so 2 sergeants and 8 officers are on at a time during 9 hours each day E Investigative Division - Commander Personnel Investigative Division - Commander 1 2 Investigative Division - Unit Supervisors 2 a Investigative Division —Detectives 7 Staffing 0 0 General Investigations Unit —has 4 detectives and one sergeant, which cover ten hours per day, each business day ( M -F), with 1 detective and 1 crime scene tech on call after U hours /week -ends Q Street Crimes Unit —has 3 detectives and 1 sergeant which cover 10 hours per day, four on days per week; days are on a changing basis, as required by case activity LLin3 u@ M1T• Al' iTJTUN" e. re• y Yatro" Op abons Platoon B d Platoon A E Five Days On, u o o M Five Days Off, ° ° o ° r o G w/ one 6 hr r ti co' 0 ec r ` ' A o Training Day per 28 -Day e, Cycle Captain Sergeant X Officer X Officer X Officer X Officer X Packet Pg. 21  4.4. 3.3. bb Five Days On, 0 0 Five Days Off, 00 w/ one 6 hr AA Training Day per 28 -Day coco PP Cycle Sergeant X Officer X Officer X uu Officer X X cacaU Officer Sergeant X X NLTCNL_T Officer Officer X Officer X Um0OU