2009-10 Adopted Budget - City of Hoquiam

CITY OF HOQUIAM2009-2010 BIENNIAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENTDepartment Budget NarrativeDepartment: Police Department Director: MyersDepartment Number: 08 Fund: 001Program Description:Under this section of the budget (001-08), the Hoquiam Police Department consists of 20 full-time sworn policeofficer positions and 2 non-sworn support positions in four basic divisions: PATROL, ADMINISTRATION,CORRECTIONS and INVESTIGATIONS.The backbone of the department is the PATROL Division. Most calls for service and law incidents are handledby the Patrol Division, which consists of four Patrol Sergeants, ten Patrol Officers and one apprehension/narcotics Police Canine, “Enno”. The division currently works an twelve-hour, three-day work week with threedays off. The shifts are divided among days, grave and an overlap swing shift. Traditional minimum patrolstaffing is two officers on duty at all times, except for three officers at night between 1900 to 0300 hours.Most members of the division also maintain collateral duty assignments including firearms training, fieldtraining officers, use of force training, evidence custodians, police canine program, patrol scheduling, SpecialResponse Team (SRT), arson investigation, EVOC instructor, Meth Lab Team, department quartermaster,computer networking, and special patrol/grant projects (such as RUAD and Traffic Safety).The ADMINISTRATION Division consists of a Chief, a Deputy Chief and an Admin. Assistant.The CORRECTIONS Division is comprised of one Corrections Officer. The Corrections Officer assists with recordsduties, phones, supervises day-jail/work detail inmates and transports prisoners. The department hirestemporary Corrections Officers to staff four "weekend jail" warrant sweep sessions per year. The jail isotherwise currently only open dayshift Monday-Friday.The INVESTIGATIONS Division consists of a Detective Sergeant and two Detectives (the second Detective isassigned directly to the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force as budgeted under Police Special Funds 001-15).Mission:Through community partnerships and problem solving, we will take a unified stance against crime, violence,disorder and disregard for the law. With the budgetary support and cooperation of the citizens we serve, we willhelp Hoquiam to be strong and self sufficient-- because a strong community is a safe community.This mission statement clearly recognizes and embraces community policing. At the same time however, itrecognizes that our work is only one part of the effort given by each person who helps to make Hoquiam a safe,clean and friendly place to live, work, visit and raise a family.Department Values: PRIDE: Professional, Resourceful, Integrity, Dependability, Excellence149