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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA - —
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the
City Commission
FROM: Daniel J. A
City Manager
DATE: June 25, 2014
SUBJECT: Police Department Hiring and
Staffing Update
As per the request of the City Commission during the October 10, 2013, City Commission meeting, I
present this memorandum, which outlines the Police Department's manpower allocation and hiring
progress.
The Miami Police Departrnent is currently operating with 48 sworn vacancies, although 35 of those
vacancies are due to the positions added to the current fiscal year's budget. There are 8 sworn members of
the Police Department who must separate from service due to the DROP in 2014.
The following is a breakdown of the Police Department's hiring progress since the June 12, 2014 City
Commission meeting:
Position '
Status
Police Officer
•
Hired two (2) Police Officers
*
•
Fifteen (15) Police Officer applicants awaiting medical clearance to hire,
Fifty-two (52) remaining applicants from the second batch of 370 applicants
currently undergoing background investigation.
•
150 Police Officer applicants to attend orientation on July 16 and 17, 2014.
Detention Officer•
Two (2) Detention Officer Applicants awaiting medical clearance to hire.
Emergency
•
Orientation for 23 applicants took place on June 24, 2014
Dispatcher
•
Currently 3 vacant positions.
The table on page 4 is a snapshot of the Police Department's hiring progress and staffing levels from May
9, 2013 through the March 27, 2014 City Commission meeting.
During the June 12, 2014 City Commission meeting, a concern was raised not only with regards to Police
hiring, but also with Police retention. You may recall that in February 2013, the Police Department
prepared a sworn force attrition forecast. Using prior DROP separation rates, along with rates for non -
DROP separations, the attrition forecast summary concluded that sworn members of the Police Department
participate in the DROP for an average of 59.5 months (just under 5 years). The forecast concluded that 28
percent of DROP participants participate in the DROP between 0-2.9 years; 39 percent, from 3 to 5.9 years;
and 33 percent, from 6 to 7 years. Finally, the study concluded that the Police Department experiences an
average of 13 non -DROP separations per year. Recent trends, however, have not conformed to the
aforementioned forecasts. For whatever reason(s), sworn members of the Police Department in 2013
completed an average of 63 months in the DROP, with 43 percent participating in the DROP for 6 to 7
years.
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The table on page 3 demonstrates an attrition scenario which takes into consideration DROP termination
dates, plus an estimated 14 non -DROP ocpurudono per year through 2017. The table assumes that the
Police Department will hire 120 new police officers per year and that their sworn budgeted force will grow
to 1,300by2017. The column titled "hires short offull staffing" reflects the number o[vacant positions
anticipated for each respective year. Any negative value iuthis column signifies that the Police Department
will have usurplus o[applicants meeting the minimum qualifications for employment. All in
the tables on pages 3and 4reflect projectedumourto.
In the above scenario, the Police Departmentwould not be understaffed by the end of20t4, 2015, and
2016. In 2017, the Police Department would be understaffed by 57 sworn officers, but because of the
growth in the Department's sworn fhroe, we wnoN employ 1,243 sworn officers — 114 more than we
currently employ. The Police Department would then be u6|e toreach full staffing again by20|8. since
only 37 sworn members of the Department will reach their DROP termination dates that year,
Should you need any additional information on this matter, please feel free to contactChief Manuel Orosa
at 305-603-6100.
Submitted into the public
record inconnection with
item m.zon 06/26/14
City Clerk
Projected Hires Needed for Full Staffing Based on Actual DROP Termination Dates, Plus 14 Non -DROP Separations per
Year and Growth to 1,300 Sworn Officers by 2017
Year Sworn Budgeted Vacancies Separations Hires
2012 1144 74 49 42
2013 1144
2014
2015
2016
2017
1179
Net Officers
1063
1145
Hires Short of Full Staffing
81
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Submitted into the public
record in connection with
item DI.1 on 06/26/14
City Clerk
5/9/2013
1,144
1,101
43
1
53
738
614
193
117
413,892
639,877
2.66
1.72
5/23/2013
1,144
1,101
43
2
2
53
738
614
193
117
413,892
639,877
2.66
1.72
6/13/2013
1,144
1,099
45
7
2
50
734
610
193
122
413,892
639,877
2.66
1.72
6/27/2013
1,144
1,088
56
0
6
44
732
608
191
121
413,892
639,877
2.63
1.70
7/1 1 /2013
1,144
1,109
35
11
2
65
730
604
191
123
413,892
639,877
2.68
1.73
7/25/2013
1,144
1,100
44
2
1
55
730
605
192
123
413,892
639,877
2,66
1.72
9/12/2013
1,144
1,108
36
13
4
53
731
606
199
125
413,892
639,877
2.68
1.73
9/26/2013
10/10/2013
10/24/2013
1,144
1,179
1,179
1,110
1,098
1,101
34
81
78
16
2
1
3
4
0
58
42
46
730
729
728
606
604
604
197
199
198
125
128
129
413,892
413,892
413,892
639,877
639,877
639,877
2.68
2.65
2.66
1.73
1.72
1.72
11/21/2013
1,179
1,105
74
1
1
39
743
625
195
128
413,892
639,877
2.67
1.73
12/12/2013
1/9/2014
1/23/2014
2/13/2014
1,179
1,179
1,179
1,179
1,109
1,116
1,116
1,118
70
63
67
65
12
7
0
4
2
41
743
624
198
127
413,892
639,877
2.68
1.73
0
6
2
53
38
38
742
742
744
624
624
620
193
193
191
128
128
130
413,892
413,892
413,892
0
639,877
639,877
639,877
2.70
2.70
2.70
1.74
1.74
1.74
2/27/2014
1,179
1,118
65
5
3
42
743
620
193
130
413,892
0
639,877
2.70
1.74
3/13/2014
1,179
1,118
65
0
0
42
743
620
193
130
413,892
0
639,877
2.70
1.74
3/27/2014
1,179
1,118
65
3
3
45
743
620
191
129
413,892
0
639,877
2.70
1,74
April 2014
May 2014
June 2014
1,179
1,179
1,179
1,126
1,129
58
50
8
15
1
3
39
41
741
738
620
619
196
199
127
132
419,777
419,777
0
0
646,457
646,457
2.68
2.69
1.74
1.75
July 2014
Aug. 2014
1,179
1,179
Sept. 2014
Oct. 2014
1,179
5
1
Nov. 2014
1
Dec. 2014
1
4
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
item DI.1 on 06/26/14
City Clerk
Please refer to the following legend for the table on the preceding page, if you have any questions.
Hired:
Academy:
Separated:
Vacant:
Total Uniform:
Patrol:
Inv.:
Supp:
Pop.:
Sched. DROPs:
Daytime Pop.:
Ofc's/K residents:
Ofc's/K residents
(Daytime):
From previous meeting
Trainees at academy holding a budgeted position.
Separation to include teimination, retirements and resignation.
Vacant position.
Includes everyone that wears a uniform on a daily basis to include patrol, K-9, mounted, motorcycle, etc...
Includes all uniformed personnel assigned to the various NET's.
Includes all investigators such as Criminal, Internal Affairs and Special Investigations.
Includes all other officers that support the core functions of the department such as training, communications and
backgrounds.
City population per census.
Number of sworn members scheduled to reach DROP termination dates on or before a scheduled Commission
meeting.
Sum of the City's residential population and nonresident workers per census (does not include visitors and tourists)
Officers per 1,000 city residents
Officers per 1,000 city residents and nonresident workers
5
Submitted into the public
record in connection with
item DI.1 on 06/26/14
City Clerk