Item C: City Council Goal - Police Initiative

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: City Council Goal - Police Initiative Meeting Date: May 29, 2007 Agenda Item Number: C Department: Police Staff Contact: Robert M. Lehner www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5102 ISSUE STATEMENT This is a work session to discuss the new Police Initiative Council Goal and for the council to provide guidance on the draft action plan. BACKGROUND In January 2007, the City Council met to develop strategic priorities for the community. Ten goals were identified including the new police initiative. The new initiative as proposed at the January 2007 City Council Retreat is as follows: Police Initiative - Increase Police Staffing With a Special Focus on Supporting Community Policing and Reducing Property Crime. The adopted strategic plan for the Eugene Police Department (EPD) includes the short-term strategic initiative: Develop a Police Staffing Plan. The purpose of the strategic initiative is to develop a reliable estimate of the number of staff needed for the various levels of police service using sound and readily available methodologies and developing a realistic staffing plan to implement those needs consistent with the overall priorities of the City. A previous set of consultant studies (David Hobson, 1994, 2000) was used to determine line patrol call response and communications staffing requirements. The previous analysis did not include service level considerations nor did it consider other staffing requirements, including investigative and support. The ICMA-PERF report of March 2005 concurred with this need and made an associated recommendation. In addition to (or in the course of) the new analysis, integrated scheduling and planning software should be obtained so that consistent and sustainable analysis and information is available to support efficient staffing decisions for the long term (5-10 years). The final report from the Magellan Corporation is provided as Attachment A to this summary. The findings of the report will guide the development of the action plan for this City Council goal. Two other mid-term strategic initiatives from the Police Department Strategic Plan are relevant to the police initiative discussion: 1) “Complete Development of and Begin Implementation of a Neighborhood-Based Community Policing Strategy”, and 2) “Develop a Property Crime Reduction Strategy.” Preliminary work has started on both of these EPD strategic initiatives. L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070529\S070529C.doc