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Home My WebLink About2002-12-02 Ordinance 4773ORDINANCE NO. 4773 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET.FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2002-03 TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,072 IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUND (SLESF), TO TRANSFER $95,480 FROM SLESF TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND TO ADD 1.0 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POLICE CAPTAIN AND DROP 1.0 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POLICE SERGEANT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to the prov~s~ons of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 17, 2002 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2002-03; and WHEREAS, as in the past the California State Budget Act has awarded the City a grant for the Citizens Option for Public Safety Program (COPS); and WHEREAS, in prior years the City has used the grant to support the ongoing salary expense for an Advanced Sergeant position to handle special community policing projectsi and . WHEREAS, the Police Department is proposing to eliminate the Police Sergeant position and add a Police Captain position to coordinate the development of the City's homeland security plan and training program; and WHEREAS, $43,586 was transferred from SLESF to the General Fund in the 2002-03 Adopted Budget to partially cover the salary and benefit expenses associated with the Police Sergeant position and an additional $95,480 is needed for the new Police Captain position; and WHEREAS, City Council authorization is needed to accept and expend the grant receipts and to amend the 2002-03 budget, including the table of organization, as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. The sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Seventy Two Dollars ($120,172) is hereby appropriated to the Law Enforcement Services subfund in the Federal and State Grants Special Revenue Fund, from COPS funding, with Ninety Five Thousand Four Hundred Eighty dollars ($95,480) of that amount transferred to the Police Department to pay salary and benefits expenses related to the new Captain position for the remainder of 2002-03. SECTION 2.' Revenue in the Police Department is increased by the sum of Ninety Five Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Dollars ($95,480) and a corresponding amount is appropriated to salary and benefit expenses in the Police Administration and Personnel Selection Functional Areas. SECTION 3. The table of Organization is amended to reflect changes shown in Attachment B are hereby approved. SECTION 4. This transaction will not impact the General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve and future year ongoing costs are not anticipated. If SLESF funding is terminated, the Captain position will be eliminated through attrition. SECTION 5. As specified in Section 2.28.080 (a) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance appropriating new expenditures. SECTION 6. As specified in Section 2.28.080 (b) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, a majority vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance adding a position to the Table of Organization. SECTION 7. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that this is not a proj ect under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. SECTION 8. As provided in Section 2.04.350 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 2, 2002 AYES: Beecham, Burch, Freeman, Kishimoto, Kleinberg, Lytle, Morton, Mossar, Ojakian NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: ATTEST: APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: May~ City Manager Administrative Attachment B TABLE OF ORGANIZATION -GENERAL FUND 2001-02 2002-03 2002-03 Adjusted Adopted 2002-03 Adjusted Budget Budget Changes Budget Police Department Administrative Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Administrator, Police 1.00 1.00 1.00 Animal Control Officer 4.50 4.50 4.50 Animal Services Specialist 2.00 1.00 1.00 Animal Services Specialist II 0.00 1.00 1.00 Assistant Chief of Police 1.00 1.00 1.00 Business Analyst 1.00 1.00 1.00 Chief Communication Technician 1.00 1.00 1.00 Code Enforcement Officer 1.00 1.00 1.00 Communication Technician 2.00 2.00 2.00 Community Service Officer 6.00 6.00 6.00 Coordinator, Police Technical Services 1.00 1.00 1.00 Court Liaison Officer 1.00 1.00 1.00 Crime Analyst 1.00 1.00 1.00 Office SpeCialist 1.50 1.50 1.50 Parking Enforcement Officer 6.00 7.00 7.00 Parking Examiner 0.50 0.50 0.50 Police Agent 19.00 19.00 19.00 Police Captain (1) 2.00 2.00 1.00 3.00 Police Chief 1.00 1.00 1.00 Police Lieutenant 6.00 6.00 6.00 Police Officer 53.00 53.00 53.00 Police Records SpeCialist 10.00 10.00 10.00 Police Sergeant 15.00 15.00 -1.00 14.00 Program Assistant 1.00 1.00 1.00 Property and Evidence Technician 2.00 2.00 2.00 Public Safety Dispatcher 17.00 17.00 17.00 Public Safety Dispatcher-Chief 5.00 4.00 4.00 Staff Secretary 5.00 5.00 5.00 Superintendent, Animal Services 1.00 1.00 1.00 Supervisor, Animal Svcs 1.00 1.00 1.00 Supervisor, Police Service 3.00 4.00 4.00 Veterinarian 1.00 1.00 1.00 Veterinarian Technician 2.00 2.00 2.00 Volunteer Coordinator 1.00 1.00 1.00 '0"ntOO/,5:. ~i~t~~f~11t;§d' The Police Department is authorized four positions slots to accommodate persons on a disability pay status. (1) 1.0 Police Captain will be eliminated through attrition once the associated funding ends.