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Home My WebLink About07 12 2005 Special CM133 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES July 12th, 2005 Minutes of a Special Meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, July 12th, 2005. Present: Mayor John O. Cotant, Council members Steven M. England, Marvin C. Gunter, Kent Kearns, Attorney Thomas J. Holmes, Public Works Director Steven M. Smart and City Clerk Ron C. Conlin. Council member Leroy S. Quick was excused. Meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m. by Mayor Cotant. PURPOSE OF MEETING is to discuss 2005-2006 Fiscal Year Budget. POLICE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN - Chief of Police Randy Severe presented the Police Department's 5 Year Strategic Plan. FIRE DEPARTMENT 2005-2006 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET - Fire Chief Eric King presented a proposed 2005-2006 Fiscal Year Budget. FC King explained why the Fire Department is asking for four additional people. FC King explained the Fire Department is not getting their day to day work finished with the crew they have. FC King presented a new wage proposal. The proposal is to provide a single pay rate for all work and training done by each employee. This includes every Wednesday, Saturday training drill and station work that the employee attended or worked. This also includes all emergency responses, not just fire related. FC King stated the shift coverage shall stay the same per shift. When covering a shift the employee shall receive his/her shift coverage pay, then in the event of a response that person shall receive the hourly pay rate per incident. Captain $16.00 hourly Driver/Operator $14.00 " Firefighter II $10.00 " Firefighter I $ 8.00 " Trainee $ 6.00 " Shift Coverage Normal $20.00 hourly Holiday $50.00 " 135 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - (cont.) July 12th, 2005 FIRE DEPARTMENT 2005-2006 PROPOSED BUDGET - (cont.) Discussion about additional revenue that might be collected from Grants and from insurance companies. FC King went through line items explaining increases and decreases, most of the increases in this projected budget is salaries. Councilman Gunter stated these are justified expenses, it will probably be impossible to cover everything Fire Department is asking for now, but the Council should look at adding a bit at a time. Councilman Keams felt the projections FC King has made over the years have been pretty much correct. Mayor Cotant stated the Ambulance District is not willing to help the City of Chubbuck with our EMT Program. Mayor Cotant expressed concern that maybe the Ambulance District might be slower to respond because they know we have our EMT Program. Mayor Cotant stated the EMT Program is good but maybe some residents might feel they are getting double taxed if the resident is paying to the Ambulance District and property taxes to the EMT Program. At 7:30 p.m, Councilman England moved, Councilman Keams seconded, with full Council approval to adjourn meeting. Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHUBBUCK Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50-604, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Chubbuck, Idaho, hereby calls a special meeting of the City Council to be held in the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, Idaho at the hour of 6:00 p.m, Tuesday, July 12th, 2005. The purpose of the Special Meeting is to conduct a study session on 2005-2006 Fiscal Year Budget. , - . ... . //' /Date: ! fiJohn O. Cotant, Mayor NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO Pursuant to the call set forth above, notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the Chubbuck City Council at the time and place, and for the object, recited in the call. Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE The undersigned, Mayor and members of the Chubbuck City Council hereby acknowledge receipt of notice of the special meeting as set forth above. /John O. Cotant, Mayor lpate: I Leroy S. Quick, Council member Kent Kearns, Council member Chubbuck Police Department Strategic Plan and Resource Analysis For effective operation in the year 2010 Our "Mission" Officer Safety 2. Adequate, sustainable, dedicated funding 3. 90% Customer Satisfaction 4. 90% Employee Satisfaction The likelihood of accomplishing our mission is directly proportional to the amount of resources allocated to it. Change is inevitable - Progress is optional Where are we going? 1990 2000 Change Chubbuck 7791 9700 (+1909) Pocatello 46080 51466 (+5386) Chubbuck grew at twice the rate Pocatello did between 1990 and 2000; 25% vs. 12% How do we get there from here ? 2005 2010 10655 11609 This projection is based on the same growth rate that occurred between 1990 and 2000. Is the growth rate the same now as it was then? Rapid Growth Recent article in the Idaho State Journal indicated that Idaho was the 4th fastest ~owing state in the United States. Chubbuck is now the 14th largest city in the state of Idaho. During the first quarter of 2005 there were seven less properties sold in the Pocatello area as in the Idaho Falls area. What is a "servicepoptdation"? The service population is the residential population#us the residents xvho come into the city from the MSA (metropolitan statistical area) on a day-to-day basis. Weekday Weekend Day 15% - 20% 20% - 25% 13,800- 14,400 14,400 - 15,000 Is there any known correlation between the population and how many police officers are necessary to provide effective services? The International Association of Chiefs of Police have long recognized a ratio of 1.8 officers per thousand residents as a minimum to meet that standard. Currently we are at 1.6 From "Crime in Idaho" Report for 2004 · Chubbuck Police were 1,6 officers per thousand population Based on a population figure of 10,351 17 sxvorn officers = 1.6 per thousand 18 sworn officers = 1.7 per thousand 19 s~vorn officers = 1.8 per thousand Idaho state average is 1.8 3 How Do We Compare ? Agency Offenses Officers Ratio (Group "A" Offenses) PPD 4,991 88 56.7 / officer BPD 1,147 24 47.7 / officer BCSO 836 38 22.0 / officer Bingham 840 31 27.0 / officer CPD 1,284 17 75.5 / officer Offenses Up / Arrest Rate Down · Three year trend in arrest rates: · Five year trend for Group "A" offenses: 2002 -11.0% 2000 1,172 2003 8.6% 2001 1,187 2004 -16.6% 2002 1,250 2003 1,259 2004 1,284 According to the 2005 estimated population of 10,655 residents: 10.655 (thousands) x 1.8 = 19.179 officers needed currently This doesn't take into account the service population. 4 Staffing Requirements The following projection is based on the most conservative of the population numbers just given (12,000). Present by 2010 Sworn officers 17 22 Civilian support 10 / FT 13 / FT 7 / PT 9 / PT Then and Now · In 1998 19 sxvorn officers 4 detectives 5 - 15 cases each - 3,322 documented calls for service to the police department · End of 2004 17 sworn officers - 3 investigators average 42 cases ea. 6,187 calls for service Responding to Needs Drug Suppression Team · No previous organized effort · Currently headed by an investigator from CID and staffed with interested officers from the patrol division. · Addresses drug concerns of OUR city. ROCU participation didn't do much for us because our detective was xvorking on all of Pocatello's cases. Also created personnel management problems because the CPD officer worked out of an office at the Pocatello Police Department. o Drugs are a major problem January-June 2005 (Bannock Co. Prosecutor) 41% cases filed were narcotics 28% cases fried were property crimes most property crimes are drug related o Generates money for our department in forfeitures. $8900.00 over the last 20 months o Improves the quality of life for our citizens. Budget Enhancement Options Limited Opportunities but What can we do to help ourselves? Driver Safety Education Program · Drivers cited for moving violations have an option: Court or DSEP? · Selective group of traffic violations · EligibiLity issues · $60.00 fee to attend a four hour class · Avoids points on driving record 440 violations in 2004 ~ $60.00 = $26,400.00 Juvenile Diversion Program · Program where juvenile offenders go through a CPD program instead of into the court system · First-time offender requirement · Eligibility issues depending on violation · $25.00 administrative fee (previously no charge) 25 per year ~ $60.00: $625.00 Chubbuck Police Training Fund · Voluntary contributions by various offenders in the resolution of criminal cases · In place for many years · During the last year it paid for: Dictaphone system $40,000.00 Tasers 12,000.00 Grants Juvenile Diversion Officer $9313.00 700 MHz Communications Interoperability Project Mandated by DHS $123,458 already received $167,474 applied for $290,932 we xvon't have to come up with! 14% match by us Infrastructure Needs · Police department xvas built circa 1980 About 11 members then including the civilian support personnel / 34 members now Recent addition to the city offices gave us a new patrol room, one Sergeants office and an interview room. · Animal shelter Improvements Currently using $1000.00 from recycled aluminum cans for muchmeeded kennels Expansion "There are them that plan and them that get to live with the plan." -- Stephen L. Kent The Results Group