Form revised December 9, 2004
FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS
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Department: |
Contact
Person/Phone: |
DOF Analyst/Phone: |
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Police |
Mike Quinn/615-1230 |
Greg Doss/615-1759 |
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Legislation Title: |
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Police Department; authorizing the creation of Police Officer – Patrol positions; and increasing appropriations to the Police Department in the 2005 Budget; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council. |
· Summary of the Legislation: This Council Bill will create 25 additional Police Officer-Patrol positions in the Police Department and appropriate monies to accomplish this task in 2005.
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Background:
(Include brief description of the
purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation
and funding history, if applicable):
The proposed Council
Bill represents the most significant police hiring legislation since the Public
Safety Action Plan of 1989-1990. The 25
new Police Officer-Patrol positions will effectively restore the 2003 sworn
position reductions required as a result of the dire fiscal conditions that
impacted all City departments at that time.
Further, the 25 positions will take the Seattle Police Department to a
total sworn authorization of 1,280 positions, the highest number in the history
of the Department.
Approval of this
legislation, followed by adoption of a 2006 budget that will sustain this
initiative, will allow the Department to recruit up to 90 new officers in 2005
and between 50 and 60 in 2006. Filled
sworn positions that include all fully trained officers and those in field
training will increase from 1,224 in March 2005 to a projected 1,267 in
December 2006; positions in service (fully trained, available officers) will
increase from 1,163 to a projected 1,209 over the same period.
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Please check one
of the following:
____ This legislation does
not have any financial implications. (Stop here and delete the remainder of this document prior to saving and
printing.)
_X__ This legislation has financial
implications. (Please complete all relevant sections that
follow.)
Appropriations: This table should reflect appropriations that
are a direct result of this legislation.
In the event that the project/ programs associated with this ordinance
have appropriations that were, or will be, received because of previous or
future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes
section below.
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Fund Name and Number |
Department |
Budget Control Level |
2005 Appropriation |
2006 Anticipated Appropriation |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
Human Resources Management, P8800 |
$837,300 |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
D/C Administration Program, P1600 |
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$922,650 |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
West Precinct Patrol Program, P6100 |
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$184,530 |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
North Precinct Patrol Program, P6200 |
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$184,530 |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
South Precinct Patrol Program, P6500 |
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$184,530 |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
East Precinct Patrol Program, P6600 |
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$184,530 |
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General Subfund (00100) |
Police |
Southwest Precinct Patrol Program, P6700 |
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$184,530 |
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TOTAL |
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$837,300 |
$1,845,300 |
Notes: The 2005 amount includes a total of $718,800
for officer-related costs and $118,500 in other charges that will support
recruiting and training costs. The 2006
amount includes a total of $1,689,300 for officer-related costs and $156,000 in
other charges that will support training costs.
Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement:
Resulting From This Legislation:
This table should reflect revenues/reimbursements that are a direct result of
this legislation. In the event that the
issues/projects associated with this ordinance/resolution have revenues or
reimbursements that were, or will be, received because of previous or future
legislation or budget actions, please provide details in the Notes section
below the table.
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Fund Name and
Number |
Department |
Revenue Source |
2005 Revenue |
2006 Revenue |
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TOTAL |
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Notes:
None.
Total Regular
Positions Created Or Abrogated Through This Legislation, Including FTE Impact: This table should only reflect the actual number of
positions created by this legislation
In the event that positions have been, or will be, created as a result
of previous or future legislation or budget actions, please provide details in
the Notes section below the table.
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Position Title and Department* |
Fund Name |
Fund Number |
Part-Time/ Full Time |
2005 Positions |
2005 FTE |
2006 Positions** |
2006 FTE** |
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Police Officer-Patrol |
General Subfund |
00100 |
Full |
25 |
25.0 |
25 |
25.0 |
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TOTAL |
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25 |
25.0 |
25 |
25.0 |
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* List each position separately
** 2006 positions and FTE are total 2006 position changes resulting from this legislation, not incremental changes. Therefore, under 2006, please be sure to include any continuing positions from 2005
Notes:
· Do positions sunset in the future? (If yes, identify sunset date): No. The intent is a permanent addition to sworn strength.
Spending/Cash Flow: This table should be completed only in those
cases where part or all of the funds authorized by this legislation will be
spent in a different year than when they were appropriated (e.g., as in the
case of certain grants and capital projects).
Details surrounding spending that will occur in future years should be
provided in the Notes section below the table.
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Fund Name and
Number |
Department |
Budget Control
Level* |
2005 Expenditures |
2006
Anticipated Expenditures |
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TOTAL |
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* See budget book to obtain the appropriate Budget Control Level for your department.
Notes: Not applicable.
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What is the
financial cost of not implementing the legislation? (Estimate the costs to the City of not
implementing the legislation, including estimated costs to maintain or expand
an existing facility or the cost avoidance due to replacement of an existing
facility, potential conflicts with regulatory requirements, or other potential
costs if the legislation is not implemented.)
The true costs to
the City of not implementing this legislation are difficult to quantify. After listening to communities throughout
the city, the Mayor feels that citizens’ public safety needs will be less well
served and the city will be less safe than it might otherwise be without this
add of police patrol officers and, therefore, quality of life will be less than
would otherwise be the case.
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What are the
possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar
objectives? (Include any
potential alternatives to the proposed legislation, such as reducing
fee-supported activities, identifying outside funding sources for fee-supported
activities, etc.)
The Department has
gone as far as it can go pursuing internal efficiencies to its operations. Service enhancements now must come
principally from additions to sworn strength.
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Is the
legislation subject to public hearing requirements: (If
yes, what public hearings have been held to date, and/or what plans are in
place to hold a public hearing(s) in the future.)
No.
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Other Issues
(including long-term implications of
the legislation):
The Mayor has made a
commitment to sustain the 25 sworn positions requested in the legislation
through his 2006 Proposed Budget.
Please list attachments to
the fiscal note below: None.