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Date: OP8 2012 Requesting Department: Police
Commission Meeting Dat District Impacted: ALL
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance n Discussion Item
Other
Subject: Miami -Dade Association of Chiefs of Police County Court Standby Program
Purpose of Item:
Law Department
Matter ID No.
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution authorizing
funding, in the amount of $127,733.77 for the Miami -Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police,
Court Overtime Reduction Project. Funding is to be provided from the Police General Operating
Fund, Account No. 00001.191501.534000.0000.
Background Information:
See Attachment
Budget Impact Analysis
NO Is this item related to revenue?
YES Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No: 00001.191501.534000.0000.00000
Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No:
NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost:
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact:
CIP
$127,733.77
Final Approvals
(SIGN AND DATE)
Budget
If using or receiving capital funds
Grants
Purchasi
Risk Management
Dept. Director
City Manager,
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• ATTACHMENT
Subject: Miami -Dade Association of•Chiefs of Police County Court Standby Program
In an effort to contain rising overtime costs, the Miami -Dade County Association of Chiefs of
Police, along with the State Attorney's Office, instituted the "Miami -Dade County Court Standby
Program." This program has dramatically reduced court overtime costs for all law enforcement
agencies. Since the program's implementation in 1997, our department has reduced overtime
costs by 48%, from $2,077,958.00 (FY '97) to approximately $1,079,391 (FY 2011-12).
The system uses administrative support personnel to ascertain officer, as well as victim and
witness, availability, allowing the State Attorney's Office to plan accordingly. Officers are
notified of being placed on a "standby" basis and will only be called when needed. All police
departments in Miami -Dade County are required to continue to financially support this court
overtime reduction program. Funds from participating law enforcement agencies are used to
hire administrative support personnel necessary to implement the Miami -Dade County Court
Standby Program. Law enforcement agencies are now billed based on the proportional
utilization of the services from the participating law enforcement agencies as defined by the
number of misdemeanor, traffic (including driving under the influence) and domestic violence
court cases processed through the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building (Miami -Dade County
courthouse) located at 1351 NW 12th Street.