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02/02/1993 - City Council Special AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday February 2, 1993 5:00 p.m. I. ROLL CALL & ADOPT AGENDA II. POLICE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION III. OTHER BUSINESS IV. ADJOURNMENT MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES DATE: JANUARY 29, 1993 SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1993 POLICE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION Chief of Police Geagan and the City Administrator have been discussing options for several months that would remove a layer of management in the Police Department, anticipating the retirement of Lieutenant Meszaros and Deputy Chief Aszmann. Chief Geagan has prepared a written document that includes two(2) attachments that discusses all the changes recommended for consideration by the City Council. The City Administrator and Chief of Police are recommending approval by the City Council for the reorganization as presented. This item,if the City Council provides concurrence,will be ratified as a part of the Consent Agenda at the meeting on Tuesday. /S/ Thomas L. Hedges II City Administrator TLH/vmd police department PATRICK J.GEAGAN Chief of Police KENNETH D.ASZMANN __city of eagan . Deputy Chief 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD THOMAS EGAN EAGAN, MINNESOTA 55122-1897 Mayor PHONE:(612)681-4700 TDD:(612)454-8535 PATRICIA AWADA FAX:(612)681-4738 SHAWN HUNTER SANDRA A.MASIN THEODORE WACHTER Council Members January 27, 1993 THOMAS HEDGES City Admininstrator TO: TOM HEDGES, CITY ADMINISTRATOR EUGENE VAN OVERBEKE City Clerk FROM: PAT GEAGAN, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: POLICE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION With the pending retirement of Deputy Chief Aszmann and Lieutenant Jerry Meszaros, I feel it is appropriate to address the Police Department Reorganization we have discussed over the past several years. Their retirement creates an environment in which we can take out a layer of management and flatten out the organization. The recommended change will essentially eliminate a top management position while adding more depth to first-line supervision. In my opinion, it is imperative that the Police Department have round- the-clock supervision seven days a week. The only way this can be provided, in economic times such as these, is to adjust command job descriptions and seriously consider a new position of Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police. I have reviewed the salary structure, of these positions, and my recommended reorganization will not require any additional financial resources. The following is a brief description, of each position, that would change under this reorganization: Deputy Chief: This position would be eliminated and those non-sworn job functions would be assigned to an Administrative Assistant. The sworn portions of that job function would be done by an Operations Captain and an Administrative Division Captain. The Captains would share the responsibility of Assistant Department Head and Acting Chief in the absence of the Chief of Police. Operations Captain: This position would be responsible for the Uniformed Sworn Division of the Police Department, consisting of 38 Police Officers. The Operations Captain would prepare and monitor the budget for the Operations Division. This Captain will report directly to the Chief of Police. I am recommending this position be filled by testing of our current Sergeants which is the next level. THE LONE OAK TREE . . .THE SYMBOL OF STRENGTH AND GROWT H IN OUR COMMUNITY Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer POLICE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION Page 2 Administrative Division Captain: This position has four separate operational functions reporting to the Administrative Captain. Those functions are Investigation, Communications, Clerical and Auxiliary Services. There are 28 sworn and non-sworn employees in the Administrative area plus another 20 to 25 volunteers. The Administrative Captain would also be responsible for the monitoring and budgeting of those operational units. I am recommending this position be filled by Lieutenant Rick Swanson who currently functions in that area. Lieutenants: I am recommending that position be eliminated and those duties assigned to the Captains and Sergeants. Patrol Sergeant: If the recommendation to promote a Sergeant, to the level of Captain is approved, I am recommending that a Sergeant be taken from the list the City Council approved three years ago. The next person, on that list, is Officer Tom Schoenecker. I am also requesting an additional Patrol Sergeant, to � g g , help us get closer to 24-hour a day coverage. This would provide the department with 7 Patrol Sergeants which gives us the coverage we are looking for unless there is major illness or other loss of work time in that group. Investigative Auxiliary Services Sergeants: The Police Department currently has one Investigative Sergeant. I am recommending that an additional Sergeant be made to create some much needed depth in that unit. As an example, this past year, our department was involved in the investigation of four homicide cases. We also experienced a 29% increase in assaults and a 42% increase .in burglaries. It is impossible for one well-trained Investigative Sergeant to supervise this increase, at the same time, being available 24 hours a day for consultation. This additional Sergeant's Position, as well as the additional Sergeant's Position, in Patrol, would also be promoted off the existing list. Following Tom Schoenecker is Officer Brad Ramthun and Officer Jeff Johnson. Investigation: With the recent reassignment of an officer from Investigation to the Patrol K-9 Officer Position, we now have a vacancy in our Investigative Unit. I am recommending that consideration be given to not filling that position, but doing some reassignments within the unit. We currently have an Investigator working almost full-time in Crime Prevention. The Crime POLICE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION Page 3 Prevention Position, in many departments, is filled either on a full-time or part-time basis by a Civilian. The hiring of a Civilian, for this type position, reduces the cost almost 40%. On an interim basis, I would intend to make it clear this will ultimately be a Civilian Position, but for the short term, fill it with an officer who is currently on light-duty as the result of a work related injury. When he comes back to full-time patrol status we would advertise for a part-time Civilian Position to fill the function of Crime Prevention. I am also requesting the School Resource Officer who is working at Eagan High School/Dakota Hills Middle School be assigned as an Investigator and work in Investigation, not only as the School Resource Officer, but also during the summer months so he can continue working essentially with the same young people during the summer months as he is during the school year. This position would also help us during the traditional peak time of year. Patrick J. Geagan Chief of Police PJG:lb Z O Q H WH Z N {k1Hes O d' 1 O► ri O N O O1 N H H 0 rH H M H N O C7 .� C) H U 14 irid' O d' eh :• N N H N 0% r-eriO N1� S Ne-IH N Or•1d' NOe-iHNr-I H 0% it * is •K c') •U to i< I-I * dC .. .. 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