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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For City Council Meeting of APRIL 21, 1998 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Manager (V FROM: Patrick G. Crowe, AM Chief of Police SUBJECT: Request for recruitment and ratification of employee appointment to the part-time positions of Police Cadet in the Police Department DATE: April 9, 1998 BACKGROUND: There are four (4) vacant Police Cadet positions in the Police Department. Attached is the job description for the classification: salary rate is $5.25 per hour. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: In May, 1995, the Police Department took a creative cost-saving approach to maintain administrative and clerical functions by creating a part-time police cadet program tailored for college students. This program, although successful in reducing the budget and better deployment of sworn officers, has unique problems in filling vacancies, as the job description requires cadets must maintain a set grade point average and carry six or eight units. The rate of employee turnover is higher than those of full-time positions. Unlike full-time employees, police cadets' employment is contingent upon their scholastic achievement -- this is best for the cadet and best for the police department. Traditionally, if a vacancy of a cadet position occurs, a request is made to fill that position. After discussion with Personnel Director Dennis Morris, it was determined a more efficient and expedient process would be to permit the department to fill a vacancy from the applications processed through the personnel department as a vacancy occurs. The department ensures the Council that this process would only affect part-time cadet positions; vacant positions or budgeted funds would never exceed those approved in the current fiscal operating budget. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding availability for these approved general fund and grant positions in the fiscal year 1997/98 are as follows: General Fund - seven (7) part-time cadet positions Salaries -Temporary 100-6070-6080-1040 Law Enforcement Grant two (2) part-time cadet positions Salaries -Temporary 100-6070-6086-1040 Patrick G. 4Cro, Acting Chief of Police cadet3.doc /rw