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Presentation by Police Chief Paul Walters; highlights of this <br />presentation are as follows: <br />Grant Funds have been extremely important to the Police <br />Department; from 1995 to the present, $20,783,529 received for <br />various grants <br />Examples of Grant funds include COPS, SLESF, Domestic <br />Violence Grant, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, Office of <br />Traffic Safety, and, Weed and Seed <br />• National average ratio of officers to population is 2.9; in Santa Ana, <br />the average officers per capita is 1.19 <br />• Staffing levels in Santa Ana Police Department are significantly <br />lower than cities of similar population size such as Oakland, <br />Sacramento and Long Beach <br />Number of Bilingual Employees has increased 56% percent <br />combined for sworn and Non -sworn personnel since 1992 <br />• During the period 1988-2001 Asset Forfeiture Funds expended <br />totaled $25,061,590. <br />• Asset Forfeiture Funds received have been reduced due to <br />changes in the law which require a higher burden of proof on <br />agencies before seizure of assets <br />• Technology has played a significant role in replacing antiquated <br />methods of filing and report writing and in improving the efficiency <br />of operations <br />• Overtime expenditures are significantly less than expenditures in <br />cities of comparable size such as Anaheim, Sacramento and <br />Oakland <br />Crime index in Santa Ana is the lowest since 1963 <br />Crime has been reduced as a result of C.O.P./P.O.P. Philosophy, <br />community buy -in, Council support, Citywide TQS, Grants, and <br />Technology <br />• 81 % of budget is spent on salaries and benefits <br />Major budget issues include unfunded retirement pay -outs totaling <br />$1.2 to $1.5 million, and under -funded overtime costs totaling $1.5- <br />$2.9 million <br />Future considerations include funding from grants, technology <br />improvements, personnel requirements, projected population <br />increases and criminal sophistication <br />Councilmember Solorio left the meeting at 8:55 P.M. Since no Council action was <br />required, discussion of the Police Department budget continued. <br />At the conclusion of the budget presentations, Mayor Pro Tem McGuigan noted for the <br />record that Mayor Pulido, and Councilmembers Bist and Franklin had requested to be <br />excused from the Council meeting. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 197 MAY 30, 2001 <br />