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• COVID-19 restrictions have severely limited the number of special events that
have occurred in the City since March 2020, it has also increased Patrol overtime
expenditures covering shifts due to injury and illness. $200,000 is proposed to be
transferred from Special Events overtime to Patrol overtime to correctly align the
budget and expenditures. An additional $50,000 is proposed to be transferred to
Police Dispatch overtime. The Dispatch division is understaffed and had three
employees out on extended medical leave the latter part of 2020 which
necessitated mandatory overtime increasing the projected year-end total.
Transferring these overtime funds allows the department to correctly ali gn the
budget and expenditures.
The Police Department would also like to reclassify one Crime Analyst Support
Assistant vacated in December 2020 to one Forensic Specialist I. The Support Assistant
functions are being covered by existing staff and a much greater need is in the Forensic
division. The Forensic division has been working with minimal staffing and an in creased
workload. An additional Forensic Specialist is needed to ensure staff is available to
process crime scenes when needed. There is no increase necessary to fund this
reclassification, as the existing budgeted position exceeds the cost of the proposed
position (Transfer of $15,100).
Animal Services Department ($264,600 from existing salary savings; $55,000 from the
Shelter Improvement Fund; for a total of $319,600)
As is the case with most capital needs throughout the City, budget constraints over the
past decade have severely impacted the City’s ability to maintain and improve facilities
at the City’s Animal Shelter. The following requests address the improvements
considered most critical:
• Purchase and install cat portals to make housing for cats comply with animal welfare
industry standards. ($10,000)
• Outdoor feral cat enclosure. ($10,000)
• Purchase and install outdoor play yards for dog playgroups. ($10,000)
• Conex box, storage container for supplies. ($10,000)
• The morgue needs to be replaced to preserve animal carcasses for disposal.
Transfer from the Shelter Improvement Fund. ($45,000)
• Industrial dishwasher to efficiently clean bowls, dishes, and equipment; operates at
the temperature necessary to sanitize the dishes. Currently, all dishes are washed
by hand. ($19,000)
• Industrial sized washer and dryer to efficiently launder the bedding and towels used
in Animal Services. ($15,000)
Funding for two (2) Animal Control Trucks with air-conditioned animal compartments
($150,000) is also requested. Animal Services puts an average of 35,000 miles on each
vehicle annually. Most trucks have over 100,000 miles on them. $20,000 is also
requested to update truck wrapping since Animal Services is no longer under the Police
Department. Funding would be used to design and add new decals to the animal control
trucks with updated phone numbers, seals, and service information.