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Police Department Metropolitan Division Funding Reallocation and Report on Traffic Stop <br />Data <br />August 17, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br />1 <br />9 <br />9 <br />2 <br />To accomplish this, the Police Department is proposing to complete the following <br />reductions to the Metropolitan Division budget: <br />1. Transfer one Police Service Officer (PSO) from the Metropolitan Division to the Field <br />Operations Division: This PSO will assist Field Ops with furthering youth community <br />engagement efforts, and provide additional capacity to the PAAL program. $108,840 <br />2. Transfer one Police Investigative Specialist (PIS) from the Metropolitan Division to the <br />Criminal Investigations Division: This PIS will provide additional capacity in the Sex <br />Crimes Unit and focus on crimes to vulnerable members of our community, including <br />LGBTQ+ victims. The PIS will work with the new Training Officer assigned to develop <br />training for dealing with the LGBTQ+ population on how to best provide victim support, <br />and work on implementing a Trauma Informed Care platform that will be developed by <br />the Training Division. $123,050 <br />3. Transfer Overtime from the Metropolitan Division to the Criminal Investigations <br />Division: Additional overtime funds will provide added capacity to the Sex Crimes Unit to <br />focus on crimes to vulnerable members of our community, including youth victims and <br />LGBTQ+ victims. Additional funding will also provide additional capacity to reduce <br />caseloads, and provide enhanced victim services based on the Trauma Informed Care <br />platform that will be developed by the Training Division. $94,220 <br />4. Transfer One Police Officer from the Metropolitan Division to the Training <br />Division: This Officer position will provide added capacity to the Training Division to <br />develop de-escalation training, sensitivity training, and develop a Trauma Informed Care <br />training platform. The Trauma Informed Care training platform would begin at the first <br />responder level and include all applicable areas of the Department. $198,000 <br />5. Transfer Two STOP Detectives from the Metropolitan Division to the Crimes Against <br />Persons Division: These two detectives will provide additional resources to better support <br />victims of violent crime, focusing on hate crimes, and crimes against vulnerable members <br />of our society, including youth, seniors and LGBTQ+ victims. $381,250 <br />6. Transfer One Detective from the Metropolitan Division to the Vice Unit: This additional <br />detective will support the Vice Unit’s efforts towards curbing human trafficking, focusing <br />on crimes against our most vulnerable members of our community, including youth and <br />LGBTQ+ victims. The Vice Unit also enforces state and local laws related to illegal <br />gaming and establishments and unpermitted marijuana operations. $198,000 <br />7. Reprioritize organizational structure to establish the Family and Youth Services <br />Division, consisting in part of the following services; Police Athletic and Activity League <br />(PAAL), Santa Ana Family Justice Center, Community Police Academy, Parent Academy,