POLICE DEPARTMENT 2020 Budget Presentation
Police Department Organizational Chart “With dedication, pride, and commitment, we serve in partnership with our citizens to provide a safer, healthier, and peaceful environment.” Department Responsibilities: • Law Enforcement • Crime Prevention • Criminal Investigations • Emergency Communications FTE: 51.5
Major Accomplishments • Policy Updates • Power DMS • Paperless • External Vest Carriers • Health Impacts • More Ergonomic • BVP Initiative • Community Outreach • National Night Out • Citizen’s Police Academy • Socks for Seniors • Coffee with a Cop • Honor Guard • Drug Takeback
Major Accomplishments • Two Civilian Positions • Parking Enforcement Officer (11/2018) • Criminal Investigations Division Support Technician (4/2019) • Officers assigned to Southern Maine SRT • New Cruiser Design • Equipment (Byrne JAG, Firehouse Subs) • Website/Daily Logs
RAD FY2019 Update • Parking Enforcement Officer Parking Enforcement Revenue $12,000 • Hired in the fall of 2018 $10,000 • Number of Tickets Issued: $8,000 • BEFORE: 134 • AFTER: 358 $6,000 $10,600 $4,000 $2,000 $3,425 $0 5/2018-11/2018 11/2018-4/2019
Major Challenges Mandatory Opioid Arrest & Training Concerns Booking Time Requirements Documentation City Demands Growth Number of Officers Needed On Calls Demands on Law Enforcement
Major Challenges OPIOID CONCERNS ARREST/BOOKING TIMES • Number of officers required to respond on • OUI/DV arrests calls (Naloxone/CPR/AED/Investigations) • Combative Prisoners • York County Jail requires a 4 hour • Drive time observation at a hospital after administration of Naloxone before they will accept a prisoner.
Increasing Demands on Law Enforcement MANDATORY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION DEMANDS • Active assailant (Columbine, April 20, Over the last 139 Days... 1999) • 129 Arrests • Terrorism (9/11) • Average of 6.35 Hours/Day on Reports (not including arrest • Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) reports) • 3 Officers &1 Sergeant Per Shift • Medical training – Trauma/Casualty Care, tourniquets and Naloxone.
Increasing Demands on Law Enforcement CITY GROWTH NUMBER OF OFFICERS NEEDED ON CALLS • Park North project continues –Child care • Arrests take between 2 – 4 hours. center 250 kids – 76 unit apartment building • Serious Injury/Fatal Accidents – 2 hours at • Opportunity zone growth – Ready Seafood, the scene, 40 hours to reconstruct. Hancock Lumber, etc. • Calls requiring more officers. • 31 residential units – Saco Island Unit 91. (Code Enforcement) • 34 residential units – Phase III on Cutts Avenue • Request for an additional 79 single family homes off Buxton Rd.
Budget Summary
Budget Summary FY2019 $ FY2020 RADs REC FY2020 Adopted Change Directive RADs Recommended Expense 3,930,056 197,554 4,127,610 222,426 119,799 4,247,409 Revenue 146,444 (7,544) 138,900 0 0 138,900 Operating (3,783,612) (205,098) (3,988,710) (222,426) (119,799) (4,108,509) Income
Budget Increases • Salaries – contractual obligations • Police Cruisers – 2020 Model Year (redesign) will increase by approximately $7500.00. Offset part of the cost with trade-in. • PSAP cost increase $7179.00 • MCJA Academy increasing by $500.00/trainee (not asking for additional funding)
Areas for Savings • Fleet Maintenance – Decrease $5000.00 • Supplies (cleaning, office, etc) – Decrease $2460.00 • Utilities (heating & electricity) – Decrease $2472.00
Requests Above the Directive Project Name Priority Frequency Requested Recommended Headcount - Increase Police Patrol by 2 Critical Need One-Time 1,650 1,650 Headcount - Increase Police Patrol by 2 Ongoing 137,536 137,536 Total 139,186 139,186 Headcount - Increase Police Patrol by 2 Critical Need One-Time 1,650 0 Headcount - Increase Police Patrol by 2 Ongoing 137,536 0 Total 139,186 0 Patrol PC Upgrade Critical Need One-Time 12,800 12,800 Total 12,800 12,800 GRAND TOTAL 291,172 151,986
Request for Additional Police Officers What has changed since 2000? • Increased Demands on Law Enforcement • Population Increased 15.83% • 2000 – 16,482 • 2017 – 19,485 • Patrol Staffing Levels Flat 2000 2017 • 2000 – 36 Sworn Officers • 2017 – 36 Sworn Officers
How Many Officers Do We Need? Over the years a number of methods have been used: • Crime trends • Officer-to-population ratios • Minimum manning levels • Authorized/Budgeted Approach or “what can I afford” • Workload based – Actual demand for police services • Geography Which one is best? It depends…
We Need Four New Officers • Utilizing a lower ratio of 2 officers/1000 permanent residents, the Saco Police Department should be staffed at 40 sworn officers. • Calls require multiple officers. A traffic collision on a major road typically requires the entire shift. • Requests for community services: 24 speed detail complaints, 13 in Ward’s 1,2, and 3. We cannot meet the demand. • Significant growth in North Saco and Route 1. • The Saco Police Department needs to add a fourth patrol zone for the City in order to provide better coverage.
Patrol PC Upgrade – Technology RAD • Updating the Modems in Police Cars • The current modems are coming up on end-of-life/end-of-support. This will put us out of compliance with CJIS (FBI) security policy. • Restricted Internet access will reduce officers need to be in the station. • “Screen Safe” Technology. • Access Policies in Power DMS, email, access to laws, city website, etc.
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