HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2023-155 Add Police Dispatch Supervisor and Removal of Police DispatcherRESOLUTIONNO. 2023 - 155
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE ADDITION OF ONE (1) POLICE DISPATCH SUPERVISOR AND
REMOVAL OF ONE (1) POLICE DISPATCHER FROM THE AUTHORIZED POSITIONS OF
THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of National City adopts the list of authorized full-
time and career part-time staff positions to be filled in conjunction with the annual budget; and
WHEREAS, City Council authorization of positions approves the budget appropriations
for the related salary and benefits, along with approval for City departments to recruit and hire
staff to fill those positions; and
WHEREAS, the National City Police Department, along with police departments
nationwide, has struggled to fully staff the Police Dispatch Center; and
WHEREAS, the City is making in strides in recruiting new Police Dispatchers; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department is focused on retaining the Dispatchers the City has
worked hard to recruit and train; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting to add a Police Dispatch Supervisor and
remove a Police Dispatcher position to create a larger hierarchy within the division and create an
opportunity for internal promotion; and
WHEREAS, the total number of authorized positions within the Dispatch Center will
remain the same, but the specific positions will shift; and
WHEREAS, an estimated annual cost of $305000 for the increased salary and benefits will
be absorbed within the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 adopted budget for Police personnel services; and
WHEREAS, approval of the position change will increase General Fund appropriations in
the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and beyond by an estimated $305000 a year; and
WHEREAS, E S, the increased cost will most likely come from the unassigned General Fund
Fund balance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, LVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section I: That the City Council hereby authorizes the addition of one Police Dispatch
Supervisor and removal of one Police Dispatcher from the authorized positions of the City.
Section 2: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 2023.
ATTEST:
helley chapel, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Barry J./5c�i�ltz City Alto ey
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RoMorrison, Mayor
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
November er 7, 2023 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City} California
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
BY:
Shelley Cha�A MM , City Clerk