"The Police Chief has recommended the inclusion of one additional full-time police officer and the elimination of part-time police officers. The salary and benefit cost for adding a full-time police officer is $56,807 per year. The proposed budget is based upon a potential hiring date of July 1, 2007. The net increase in police salaries is $12,290( after reducing the part-time officer budget by $16,114). The delayed implementation date allows time for a newly hired City Administrator and Police Chief to complete a thorough evaluation of the proposed staffing change and for the Public Safety Committee to make a recommendation. If the staffing change were approved, the City would need to anticipate an additional increase in 2008 of approximately $15,000."
Click on the audioblogger icon to listen to Police Chief Scott McElroy make the budget presentation:
Officer Art Phillips spoke briefly on how adequate staffing is important as a safety matter in cases where an officer needs a backup and it is unavailable due to staffing. Click on the audioblogger to listen to his comments:
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