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Presentation by Police Chief Paul Walters; highlights of this <br />presentation are as follows: <br />· Grant Funds have been extremely important to the Police <br /> Department; from 1995 to the present, $20,783,529 received for <br /> various grants <br />· Examples of Grant funds include COPS, SLESF, Domestic <br /> Violence Grant, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, Office of <br /> Traffic Safety, and, Weed and Seed <br />· National average ratio of officers to population is 2.9; in Santa Ana, <br /> the average officers per capita is 1.19 <br />· Staffing levels in Santa Ana Police Department ara significantly <br /> lower than cities of similar population size such as Oakland, <br /> Sacramento and Long Beach <br />· Number of Bilingual Employees has increased 56% percent <br /> combined for sworn and Non-sworn personnel since 1992 <br />· During the period 1988-2001 Asset Forfeiture Funds expended <br /> totaled $25,061,590. <br />· Asset Forfeiture Funds received have been reduced due to <br /> changes in the law which require a higher burden of proof on <br /> agencies before seizure of assets <br />· Technology has played a significant role in replacing antiquated <br /> methods of filing and report writing and in improving the efficiency <br /> of operations <br />· Overtime expenditures are significantly less than expenditures in <br /> cities of comparable size such as Anaheim, Sacramento and <br /> Oakland <br />· Crime index in Santa Ana is the lowest since 1963 <br />· Crime has been reduced as a result of C.O.P./P.O.P. Philosophy, <br /> community buy-in, Council support, Citywide TQS, Grants, and <br /> Technology <br />· 81% of budget is spent on salaries and benefits <br />· Major budget issues include unfunded retirement pay-outs totaling <br /> $1.2 to $1.5 million, and under-funded overtime costs totaling $1.5- <br /> $2.9 million <br />· Future considerations include funding from grants, technology <br /> improvements, personnel requirements, projected population <br /> increases and criminal sophistication <br /> <br />Councilmember Solorio left the meeting at 8:55 P.M. Since no Council action was <br />required, discussion of the Police Department budget continued. <br /> <br />At the conclusion of the budget presentations, Mayor Pro Tern McGuigan noted for the <br />record that Mayor Pulido, and Councilmembers Bist and Franklin had requested to be <br />excused from the Council meeting. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 197 MAY 30, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />