HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #02 - Discussion ItemCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Edward Marquez
City Manager
FROM: Jel
H. Warshaw
Chief of Police
DATE: APR 2 4 199 FILE:
SUBJECT: Personal Appearance Item
for City Commission on
5/8/97
REFERENCES:Clty Manager Tickler #97
ENCLOSURES:
On April 21, 1997, a meeting was held with Mr. Thelbert Johnakin
regarding his request for a personal appearance at the next City
Commission meeting. Mr. Johnakin stated that he will be
discussing the following concerns relative only to the Model City
Area:
CONCERN: A request for more police officers in Model City.
RESPONSE:
It, -was agreed that more officers are needed not only for the
Model City Area, but for the Police Department in general. The
Police Department is aggressively seeking to hire qualified
police candidates. When additional officers are hired, the
staffing issue in patrol will be reevaluated..
Currently, there are forty-five (45) positions for Police
;Officers assigned to the Model City Area. Six (6) positions are
currently vacant. The following is a breakdown by assignment:
2 - NRO's
38 - Zone
5 Beat
45 Total positions
A breakdown of the six (6) vacant positions are:
2 - vacant pending the assignment of
additional officers to Field Operations
Division.
3 - vacant due to injuries.
1 - officer administratively reassigned
pending disciplinary actions.
As it relates to the daily staffing of the Model City Area, it is
the responsibility of the Field Lieutenant. The Model City Area
has an established minimum staffing of five (5) officers per
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TO: Edward Marquez DATE: April 1, 1997 FILE:
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ENCLOSURES:
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Mr. Thelbert Johnakin, Chairman of the Model City Crime Prevention has requested that
I schedule him for a personal appearance on the next Commission Meeting to discuss
police presence in the Model City area.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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Edward Marquez SUBJECT: Personal Appearance
City Manager Item for City Commission
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shift. The Field Lieutenant is required to check the daily
attendance sheets of each District and ensure appropriate
deployment of patrol personnel.
If the Model City Service Area experiences a shortage of
personnel, the Field Lieutenant is required to do one or a
combination of the following:
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1. Assign officer(s) from another service
area within the District.
i 2. Assign officer(s) from another District.
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3. Call officer(s) to work in an overtime
capacity.
CONCERN: Delays at the motor pool in the repair of police
vehicles.
RESPONSE: This concern no longer exists.
In the past, there were problems with the motor pool as it
relates to the timely repair of police vehicles. However, this
is no longer the case; to date, there are only two police
vehicles at the motor pool from the Model City Area.
vehicle Assigned Problem Estimated time of
Rei,air
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7190 A -shift Transmission Approx. 2 weeks
Sergeant & Front end
Damage
5703 C-shift Mechanical Unknown pending
officer problems & check for the
exhaust leak source of problems
It was explained to Mr. Johnakin that the North District has
spare vehicles available for officers to use while their take
home vehicles are being repaired.
Mr. Johnakin has been asked on numerous occasions to contact the
North District Major regarding police related issues, prior to
going before the City Commission. However, he has consistently
disregarded my requests.
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