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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/16/2014 6J (01-14T AGENDA BILL CITY OF BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: Study Session Date: July 9, 2014 Amend Police Department Budget to COUNCIL MEETING Date: July 16, 2014 increase 1 FTE Sergeant Position and Department: Police eliminate 1 FTE Police Officer Position Presenter: Steven Strachan Phone: (360) 473 -5224 SUMMARY: The Police Department intends to fill a supervisory need in the Operations Division by upgrading a currently authorized police officer FTE to a police sergeant FTE. This upgrade will not increase overall FTE staffing for the Police Department In January of 2014, the Department reorganized its Patrol shifts from three large squads to six smaller squads. As the Department only has five authorized Patrol Sergeant FTE positions, one of the squads is being temporarily supervised by a police officer. This squad needs an actual Sergeant. The Department has completed a Sergeant's promotional process and intends to promote one of the top candidates from the promotional list to the rank of Sergeant. ATTACHMENTS: Appendix A to the Agreement between the City of Bremerton and the Bremerton Police Officers Guild FISCAL IMPACTS The Department intends to absorb the increased cost of this promotion within its existing 2014 budget. STUDY SESSION AGENDA: ❑ No Presentation ® Full Presentation STUDY SESSION ACTION: © Consent Agenda ❑ General Business ❑ Public Hearing RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to amend the Police Department's budget by increasing 1 FTE Sergeant position and eliminating 1 FTE Police Officer position. COUNCIL ACTION: 1i Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action Form Updated 01/25/13