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<br /> FIN 03615 <br /> <br /> 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: POLICE DATE: 02/07/01 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Asst Police Chief Lawrence Mahuna PHONE: 961-2261 <br /> <br /> A. REOUEST: <br /> Create five (5) Police Radio Dispatcher I positions for the Commurncations & Maintenance <br /> Section, Technical Services Division, Administrative Bureau. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED) <br /> The CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system installed in Central Dispatch in October 1998, <br /> regwres that seven (7) workstations be manned 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week. <br /> This in turn means that a minimum 35 positions are needed to prowde necessary stafFng. <br /> Our current allocation is only 30 positions. <br /> Compounding the problem of being five (5) positions short, the dispatch section has had to <br /> expend an inordinate amount on overtime (excluding holiday overtime, 11,983 hours or <br /> $268,719 in calendar year 2000) due to a high absence rate, and an average of two or more <br /> employees on extended sick or workers' compensation leave. <br /> Many dispatchers regularly are needed to work 12-hour shifts and work overtime on at least <br /> one of their days off. This has led to worker fatigue and lob stress, and a crisis situation, <br /> that if not corrected soon, wdl cause a tremendous strain on department's operations and a <br /> potential officer and public safety concern. The addition of five (5) Police Radio Dispatcher <br /> positions wdl make a significant impact on relieving manpower shortage and reducing <br /> overtime expense in this section. <br /> SIGNED: DATE: ` ~ <br /> Department Head <br /> <br />