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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-75-0351CITY CF MIAPMI, FLORIDA tNtER-OFFICE MEMC5FFANbU I To. Honorable J, L, Plummer, Jr, Vice Mayor r ROM P. W, Andrews City Manager RF.F it EN E3: f,^.t_O URES• APR 8 1375 FR E Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice In response to your April 3, 1975, memorandum reference the above captioned subject, the following is provided. As a matter of convenience, this memoran- dum is intended to list the questions identified in your memorandum of April 3, 1975, with the responses immediately following: 1. How long has the presently constituted police academy been in existence? The first class entered the Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice in November, 1972. 2. What is the annual cost paid by the City of Miami both from tax funds and/or fines and forfeitures delegated to the City of Miami? Presently, the City of Miami pays a fee to Miami -Dade Community College of $45. 00 for registration and $229.00 for tuition per individual. In addition to the registration fees, the City of Miami provides one police sergeant and two police officers as staff at the Institute. The Institute reimburses the City of Miami $38, 000. 00 as partial pay- ment for assignment of the sergeant and two officers to the Institute. Additionally, for each hour that the City of Miami provides an instructor to the Academy, the City is reimbursed $7. 50. 3. How many students has the City of Miami enrolled in this school since its inception? To date, there have been a total of 194 City of Miami students enrolled in the Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice. Presently, there arc 38 City of Miami students actively enrolled in the Academy. Page 1 of 4 •Zr -1/45,37 c^ 'orfey APR 8 WS Honorable J. L. Plummer, Jr, Vice Mayor 4. How many students has the City of Miami had graduate and work at least one (1) clay on the Miami Police Depart- ment? As of April 8, 1975,.there have been 109 City of Miami recruits graduating from the Academy as sworn City of Miami Police Officers. 5. What is the minority, ethnic breakdown of those enrolled and those graduated? As of January 1, 1974, Federal Law required the City of Miami to maintain records of the ethnic background of City of Miami Police recruits. Therefore, the following information concerning the ethnic makeup of City of Miami recruits attending the Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice is valid from January 1, 1974, through March 31, 1975. From January, 1974, through March, 1975, the City of Miami ethnic enrollment in the Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice is as follows: 39 Spanish 24 Back 1 Oriental 71 Others 135 Total Enrollment During the Period. Of the 135 recruits enrolled in the Academy, a total of 66 have completed the Academy and are serving as Police Officers: 19 Spanish 9 Black 38 Others 6. Is the institute training only Metropolitan Dade County procedures to City of Miami students? 44, No. The academic instructions offered at the Academy do not specifically utilize the procedure of any one depart- ment. It should be noted that the majority of the instructors are provided by Metropolitan Dade County Public Safety Department; therefore examples and related experiences often time relate to the Public Safety Department. Recent Pages 2 of 4 Honorable J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice Mayor Apt? 8 1975 adjustments in the specific use of examples and training materials have reduced the primary utili- zation of Public Safety Department procedures and examples, The City of Miami has indicated a dissatisfaction with the utilization of Metropolitan Dade County forms, etc., as teaching aids in the Academy, This practice has been significantly reduced. The City.will continue to rnonitor this aspect of Academy instructions and snake recommendations if further adjustments are required. 7. Has anyone completely discussed with the directors of the institute the federal court order placed on the City of Miami as it relates to minority hiring for the Police Department, and if so, what has the institute agreed to do to assist the City of Miami in this balance: The Institute is prepared to train any qualified recruit the City of Miami assigns to the Academy. The Institute does not involve itself with recruiting prac- tices in the various agencies assigning recruits. Therefore, the Court Order has not been formally discussed with the Academy. 8. Why does the City of Miami, being the largest munici- pality participating in this program, have only 1/15th relating to the policy decisions of the institute? On July Z2, 1974, a Memorandum of Understanding as to the Role and Functions of the Criminal Justice Advisory Council was executed. That document provides for the fifteen member council. Each member of the Advisory Council has an equal. vote. The Advisory Council is so constituted that the complete spectrum of the Criminal Justice agencies are represented and provide consultation to the council. It should be noted that Metropolitan Dade County and the City of Miami have an equal vote on the Council. Page 3 of •4 Honorable J. L. Plummer, jr. `rice Mayor APR $ 1975 Presently, it is the opinion of the City of Miami Police Department Administration that the Criminal Justice Advisory Council, as presently constituted, is respon- sive to the City's needs: The City will continue to closely monitor the responsiveness of the Advisory Council and should it be necessary, will make recom- mendations so that it will remain satisfactory to the City of Miami. 9. When a student, for whatever reason, is asked to resign is he given a choice of resigning or his final pay being held up if he does not agree? In instances where termination from the Academy is imminent, the individual concerned may be given the opportunity to resign for the employees' benefit. Whether an individual resigns or is terminated, it is necessary that he be processed from the Academy. This processing includes clearing of the following: Police Training Unit (Library) Police Credit Union Property Unit Commanding Officer Identification Card (Personnel Unit) In instances where an individual chooses not to resign from the City, he is simply terminated. There is no necessity or advantage to the City to hold his final check. However, an individual does not receive a final paycheck until all of the items listed above have been cleared. 10. Since this institute is operated by tax dollars, i. e. publicly supported, are all records available to the public? The responsibility for administration of the Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice is vested with the Miami -Dade Community College. Standard procedures with the College require that records of individuals enrolled at the College are available to the individual and the agency by whom he is employed. Therefore, an individual's records are not available to the general public. cc: honorable Members of The City Commission Page, 4 of 4