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I4EQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />council MBET»NO <br />MAY 0 a 2000. <br />DATE: May 5,200lj“ ^ ORONO <br />ITEM NO: j *] <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Ron Moorse <br />Title City Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed:m Agenda Section: <br />City Administrator's <br />Report <br />Item Description: Police Department Supervisory Reorganization <br />I have attached a memo from Chief Cheswick recommending the reorganization of the supervisory <br />structure of the Police Department that would eliminate the current three corporal assignments in <br />favor of adding two sergeant positions. <br />Background <br />In the early 1990's, the Police Department supervisory structure was the Chief and two lieutenants <br />who served as first line supervisors. When one of the lieutenants retired, the decision was made that, <br />rather than filling the lieutenant position, three officers would be assigned to a corporal or shift <br />leader position. This was done to provide an opportunity for a number of officers to grow in <br />leadership roles in preparation for the time wlien the Department would move from the corporal <br />positions to sergeant positions. <br />As the size of the Department has grown, and as both the service and legal requirements placed on <br />the Department have grown, it has become more important to have true first line supervisors in <br />place. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends elimination of the police corporal positions effective May 15,2000, and creation <br />of two additional sergeant positions. <br />The staff recommendation had initially included the interim appointment of two officers to the <br />sergeant position during the sergeant promotional testing process. In order to ensure the credibility <br />of the sergeant promotional process, and to avoid any appearance of favoritism, the interim <br />appointments have been eliminated from the staff recommendation. Staff will complete the sergeant <br />promotional process as e,xpeditiou3ly as possible. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to approve the elimination of the police corporal positions effective May 15, 2000, to <br />approve the creation of two additional police sergeant positions, and to authorize the City <br />Administrator and Police Chief to initiate a police sergeant promotional testing process immediately.