HomeMy WebLinkAbout07196ORDINANCE NO. 7196
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PUEBLO 2004 STAFFING ORDINANCE FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BY ADDING SIX POLICE PATROL OFFICERS TO THE 2004 STAFFING
LEVEL AND TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE FUND BALANCE OF
THE GENERAL FUND
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo approved Resolution No. 10162 accepting a U.S.
Department of Justice COPS in Schools Grant, Award #2004SHWX0061, for $500,000 over a
three year period for the purpose of hiring four additional police officers to serve as school
resource officers for the elementary schools in the City of Pueblo; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo and Pueblo School District No. 60 agreed to equally share
the local match requirement of the COPS in Schools Grant; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the COPS in Schools Grant requires a total increase of four
sworn police officer positions over the authorized number of sworn police officer positions at the
time the grant was submitted, thereby necessitating the restoration of two sworn officer positions
which were eliminated after the grant was submitted, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
(brackets indicate matter being deleted, underscoring indicates matter being added)
SECTION 1 _
The following portion of the 2004 budget and the staffing level for the Police Department is
amended as follows:
[POLICE PATROL OFFICER 971
POLICE PATROL OFFICER 103
SECTION 2.
Funds in the amount of $77,815.00 are hereby budgeted, appropriated and transferred from
the Fund Balance of the General Fund to be expended from the Police Department.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED Auqust 9, 2004
BY Michael Occhiato
Councilperson
PASSED AND APPROVED August 23, 2004
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: August 9, 2004
DEPARTMENTS:
AGENDA ITEM #
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POLICE DEPARTMENT — CHIEF JAMES BILLINGS
HUMAN RESOURCES - DIRECTOR BETH S. VEGA
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PUEBLO 2004 STAFFING
ORDINANCE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY ADDING SIX POLICE
PATROL OFFICERS TO THE 2004 STAFFING LEVEL AND TRANSFERRING
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE FUND BALANCE OF THE
GENERAL FUND.
ISSUE
Should the Police Department be authorized to add (6) Police Patrol Officer
positions to comply with the provisions of a COPS in Schools Grant which was
approved and accepted via Resolution 10162, and appropriate the funds
therefore?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval
BACKGROUND
City Council accepted and approved a U.S. Department of Justice Grant to
receive $500,000 over a three -year period to expand our Community Oriented
Policing efforts by assigning an officer to each quadrant of the City to function in
and around the elementary schools. School District No. 60 has partnered with
the City on this project by committing to share in the local match requirement on
a 50 -50 basis for the life of the grant. A provision of the grant requires the City to
increase the authorized number of police officers by four over the authorized
strength at the time the grant was submitted in June of 2003. Because two
positions were eliminated since that time, the City needs to restore the two
positions in addition to hiring the four officers funded by the grant. These two
positions would be used to bolster police patrol operations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This budget amendment will result in increased budget and costs for the Police
Department in 2004 of approximately $77,815 to be taken from the Fund Balance
of the General Fund. However, the City will receive $45,000 from the Federal
grant, and $6250 from School District 60, resulting in an actual cost of
approximately $26,565 to fund the six officer positions for the remainder of 2004.
The long -term costs over the four -year life of this grant obligation will be
approximately $120,000 per year for the two restored positions in addition to the
total amount already approved and accepted by City Council in Resolution
10162.
Attachment A
The projected salary and fringe benefit costs per officer, for the COPS Project
have been estimated at:
Year 1 $ 51,877
Year 2 $ 60,262
Year 3 $ 63,669
Total per officer = $175,808 x 4 officers = $703,232
Minus Federal Share - $500,000
Equals Total Applicant Share = $203,232
Per the attached June 08, 2004 District 60 Board Meeting Minutes, School
District 60 has agreed to pay 50% of the 3 -year applicant share of $203,232 plus
50% of the fourth year anticipated cost of $288,164 (see chart below for 4 th year
costs of $72,041 x four officers).
Cost per Full -Time Officer — Year 4
*Current Annual Base Salary
$ 49.556.00
*Annual Fringe Benefits:
%
Social Security
$ 0.00
Medicare
$ 719.00
Health Insurance
$ 8,286.00
Life Insurance
$ 55.00
Vacation
$ 4,178.00
Sick Leave
$ 2,280.00
Retirement
$ 3,964.00
Worker's Comp
$ 1,848.00
Unemployment Insur
$ 0.00
Dentallnsur
$ 560.00
Death /Disability
$ 595.00
Total Fringe Benefits
$ 22.485.00
Total Year 4 Salary and Benefits
$ 72,041.00
% of base salary
0 %
1.45
%
16.72
%
.11
%
8.43
%
4.60
%
8.00
%
3.73
%
0
%
1.13
%
1.20
%
(* NOTE — The year 4 salary and benefits are based on and calculated using the
current salary schedule. These figures will not represent exact actual costs when
future salary increases are implemented.)