ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE the Addition of a PROJECT MANAGER Position (1.0 Full Time Employee).
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BACKGROUND: The Police Department has embarked on an aggressive campaign to improve community relationships and increase transparency in our operations. As a part of this endeavor the Police have started a major project which will implement body worn cameras to be utilized by patrol officers. This project will be multi-faceted and will include the purchase and testing of equipment, increased data storage, training for officers and supervisors, a public awareness campaign, a vast increase in FOIA requests, policy changes, record keeping changes and a need to monitor department compliance on a daily basis. The Police Department is requesting to hire a Project Manager in order to efficiently and effectively execute the implementation and continued compliance for a project of this magnitude and significance.
The Police Project Manager will ensure that all state and federal mandates associated with the body worn camera project are adhered to and properly reported, in addition to maintaining effective communication with all key stakeholders. While the implementation of body worn cameras will be one of the largest projects the Peoria Police Department has implemented, the department is becoming increasingly project driven. With the main focus being the body worn camera project, it is expected that this position will also manage other various projects that are critical for day to day operations and assume the following responsibilities:
• Researching best practices by evaluating policies and procedures; planning, organizing, and directing research.; making recommendations based on analysis; reviewing operational practices to simplify work; and assessing current and future department personnel requirements to make recommendations on organizational changes.
• Work with the current Management Analyst on achieving CALEA accreditation
• Analyzing daily commitment reports to increase case chargeability while reducing city liability.
• Follow up with the State’s Attorney’s Office on the charging/status of significant arrests/cases
• Assist with Peoria Police Department internal affairs division.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Project Manager position will be funded by restructuring holiday staffing that will provide savings which will be redirected to fund this position.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The Police Department’s body worn camera implementation plan (2018) will remain on schedule. Additionally, the police department will have an increased efficiency in project management, best practice research and case review.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The body worn camera project implementation date will be significantly delayed and will further stress existing resources and our ability to take on new projects.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: Not applicable
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Support sustainability.
2. Reduce crime.
DEPARTMENT: Police