6.1. SR 11-10-2003Item6 1.
Jver
Police Department
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Jeffrey A. Beahen, Chief of Police
11-4-03
Hiring of new patrol officer
I am asking the council's permission to replace the vacant slot created by the retirement of
former Chief Zerwas and the ensuing promotions from within. This position is approved for
in the 2004 budget.
There are several lateral entry candidates who are eligible to be hired and are willing to start
at the starting patrol wage per the current union contract. By starting the biting process now,
we could possibly have the new officer on and in training by early to mid-December.
Officer Peterson is scheduled for light duty due to her pregnancy around the 12` of
December. Officer Garcia is still potentially leaving the end of December for the State Patrol
and Officer Blauert will still in field training until January of 2004. Including the Zerwas
vacancy we will potentially be short 4 patrol officers as we enter the New Year. I would
prefer to start the hiring process now to avoid some of the anticipated schedule shortages I
believe will occur in the first part of 2004.
Fiscally, we have saved almost the equivalent of two full time officers this year by running
short the one position and by taking our time filling the vacancies created when Officer's
Sarazin and Ellmgworth left their employment here.
If granted your permission, I would start the brief testing process for the lateral candidate(s),
and then put the candidate(s) through the background, medical and psychological exams
prior to returning to the Council for final permission to hire the new officer sometime in
December.