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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />AUGUST 7, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CLASSIFICATION <br />AND COMPENSATION PLAN TO CREATE <br />PAY ADDITIVES FOR POLICE <br />FORENSICS EMPLOYEES <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />~y . w <br />-~ _ ~~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution that amends the City's Basic Classification and <br />Compensation Plan to provide 2.So pay additives to employees in the job <br />classifications of Forensic Specialist I and Forensic Specialist II who <br />voluntarily complete certain specialized training programs and assume <br />greater responsibilities. <br />DISCUSSION <br />As a result of recent negotiations with the Police Officers Association, <br />the City has agreed to provide two, 2.5% incentive pay additives to <br />incumbents in the job classifications of Forensic Specialist I and <br />Forensic Specialist II upon qualification as a Tenprint/AFIS Technician <br />and Fingerprint Analyst, respectively. To qualify for these incentive pay <br />additives, incumbents will be required to complete two in-house <br />educational programs consisting of either 300 or 490 hours of training as <br />well as additional hours of casework and practical application. <br />Incumbents must also successfully pass a series of oral, written and <br />performance examinations. Additionally, a 2.5o assignment pay will be <br />given to incumbents in the job classification of Forensic Specialist II <br />who supervise these training programs. <br />Creation of these pay additives will lead to an increase in the number of <br />qualified fingerprint examiners in the Police Department, which is <br />necessary in order to comply with federal guidelines dictatinq that every <br />print comparison be completed by two trained forensics specialists. <br />Additional staff trained in fingerprint analysis will also result in more <br />rapid processing of both current and on-file fingerprints, which is <br />necessary before criminal cases can be pursued by prosecutorial <br />authorities. Finally, employees who are trained as fingerprint examiners <br />will be eligible to testify in court proceedings concerning the prints <br />they recover from crime scenes. <br />55B-1 <br />