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ITEM #6 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF September 4, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: BOB MILLER, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR THE REQUEST FOR RECRUITMENT AND RATIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT TO THE FULL-TIME POSITIONS SENIOR POLICE DISPATCHER AND POLICE DISPATCHER I OR II. DATE: August 20, 2007 BACKGROUND: The Police Department has in its 2007/08 fiscal year budget a Police Dispatch Supervisor position. The promotional process has been completed for that position leaving a vacant Senior Police Dispatcher and subsequently a vacant Police Dispatcher position. Both positions are incorporated in the 2007/08 fiscal year budget. The Department is seeking approval to internally fill the Senior Police Dispatcher position and begin recruitment for the resulting vacated Police Dispatcher position. The current salary range for Sr. Police Dispatcher is $3,154 to $3,834 per month; and the current salary range for Police Dispatcher I is $2,731 to $3,320 per month. DISCUSSION / ANALYSIS: The Senior Police Dispatcher and Police Dispatcher are assigned to the Departments Communications Division and each perform dispatch duties to include; telephone contact with citizens, 911 and wireless 911 response, the dispatching of police personnel to calls for service to include emergency and critical situations, the collection of information for DOJ reporting, locating and entering information to and from Law Enforcement data bases, etc. In addition to the aforementioned duties, the Senior Police Dispatcher serves as a quasi -supervisor performing field training, scheduling, resource notification in the event of systems failure, etc. The recent promotion of a Senior Police Dispatcher has left that position vacant. The Department currently has seven qualified Police Dispatchers, and is seeking Council approval to internally promote a Police Dispatcher to the Senior position. The promotion will result in creating a vacant Police Dispatcher position. Additionally, the Police Department is seeking approval to subsequently recruit for and fill the resulting vacant Police Dispatcher position. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There will be no financial impact in the 2007/2008 fiscal year as adequate funding was approved. The incumbents will be classified at a lower step; therefore no additional funds are needed. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None