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� Police This request was for two uniformed officer positions and one investigator position. The effect of the economic development is beginning to show in the number of calls. For example, Loehmann's Plaza/Pavilion Place had 258 calls in 1986, and the current rate for 1987 would project approximately 500 calls. A recent arbitration for 1986 wages and benefits granted an addi- tional one-half day vacation for all officers in the bargaininq unit. This further dilutes the manning coverages, and is of particular concern on the afternoon and evening shifts. Sick leave further aggravates the ability to provide adequate coverage. Adequate coverage is an important factor relative to the concern of officer safety. Roseville compares favorably with other cities when several of the indices for measuring staffing levels are analyzed. In terms of expenditures for police purposes, it is the most productive and efficient of the fourteen cities surveyed. Based on 1985 data, it has five percent more assessed value than the average of the fourteen cities, and thirty-one percent more retail sales. Roseville has $10 million of assessed valuation and $11.2 million in retail sales per sworn officer compared to the average of $8.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively. At the same time, most Part I(felony or serious crimes, murder, rape, etc.) and Part II (misdemeanor crimes, e.g. disorderly conduct, vandalism, etc.) crimes have decreased in the six year period from 1980 to 1986. Incidents other than Part I and II crimes have increased slightly since 1980. These include mostly traffic related incidents. The demands on the investigative activity continue to increase for a variety of reasons. In the past two years, there have been three homicides, and forgeries have significantly increased, as have the investigators' involvement in the increased DWI case load. The sworn uniformed and investigative officers are involved in a number of tasks that do not require the expertise and training of the sworn officer. However, they are activities that need to be done. These include administrative details, maintenance of squad cars, stolen property, abandoned vehicles, etc., totaling thousands of hours in the department. These types of activities could be performed more cost effectively by non-sworn personnel. In addi- tion, non-sworn personnel could write parking tags and assist in a variety of petty misdemeanor incidents if the City would adopt an ordinance providing such authority. These activities could be assigned to Community Service Officers, and at a significantly lesser cost.