HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Hiring & Staffing UpdateCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the
City Commissiol
FROM: Daniel J.`�jfs
City Manager
DATE: November 18, 2014
SUBJECT: Police Department Hiring and
Staffing Update
As per the request of the City Commission during the October 10, 2013, City Commission meeting, 1
present this memorandum, which outlines the Police Department's manpower allocation and hiring
progress.
The Miami Police Department is currently operating with 102 sworn vacancies, although 80 of those
vacancies/positions were recently added at the beginning of the 2015 Fiscal Year. There is 1 sworn
member of the Police Department who must separate from service due to the DROP in 2014 and 19 who
must separate from service in 2015.
The following is a breakdown of the Police Department's hiring progress since the October 23, 2014 City
Commission meeting:
Position
Status
Police Officer
Civilian Positions
• Hired 96 Police Officers year-to-date (net gain of 52).
• Four (4) applicants hired since Last City Commission meeting.
• One (1) applicant awaiting medical clearance to hire,
• Ten (10) applicants undergoing background investigation (expected to be
hired by December 2014,.if they pass all pre -employment hurdles).
• Eighteen (18) applicants undergoing polygraph testing (expected to be hired
by December 2014, if they pass all pre -employment hurdles).
• Conducting orientation for 287 applicants week of November 24, 2014.
• Fourteen (14) Emergency Dispatch .Assistant applicants to fill 5 vacancies
will be interviewed between November 24 and 25, 2014.
• Hired 2 Crime Scene Investigators.
The table on page 2 is a snapshot of the Police Department's hiring progress and staffing levels from May
2013 through October 2014.
Should you need any additional information on this matter, please feel free to contact Chief Manuel Orosa
at 305-603-6100.
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