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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />AUGUST 7, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CLASSIFICATION <br />AND COMPENSATION PLAN TO CREATE <br />PAY ADDITIVES FOR POLICE <br />FORENSICS EMPLOYEES <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />'" <br />l'\^' <br /> <br />!1.JJ ;J/d. <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />,-,-,-, <br /> <br />"-,, <br /> <br />,.,,,--.. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Adopt a resolution that amends the City's Basic Classification and <br />Compensation Plan to provide 2.5% pay additives to employees in the job <br />classifications of Forensic Specialist I and Forensic Specialist II who <br />voluntarily complete certain specialized training programs and assume <br />greater responsibilities. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />As a result of recent negotiations with the Police Officers Association, <br />the City has agreed to provide two, 2. 5% incentive pay additives to <br />incumbents in the job classifications of Forensic Specialist I and <br />Forensic Specialist II upon qualification as a Tenprint/AFIS Technician <br />and Fingerprint Analyst, respectively. To qualify for these incentive pay <br />addi ti ves, incumbents will be required to complete two in-house <br />educational programs consisting of either 300 or 490 hours of training as <br />well as additional hours of casework and practical application. <br />Incumbents must also successfully pass a series of oral, written and <br />performance examinations. Addi tionally, a 2.5% assignment pay will be <br />given to incumbents in the job classification of Forensic Spedalist II <br />who supervise these training programs. <br /> <br />Creation of these pay additives will lead to an increase in the number of <br />qualified fingerprint examiners in the Police Department, which is <br />necessary in order to comply with federal guidelines dictating that every <br />print comparison be completed by two trained forensics specialists. <br />Additional staff trained in fingerprint analysis will also result in more <br />rapid processing of both current and on-file fingerprints, which is <br />necessary before criminal cases can be pursued by prosecutorial <br />authorities. Finally, employees who are trained as fingerprint examiners <br />will be eligible to testify in court proceedings concerning the prints <br />they recover from crime scenes. <br /> <br />558-1 <br />