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SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1607 NORTH SYCAMORE SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92701.3513 [714] 836-1211 FAX [714] 836-6108 MEMORANDUM Date: December 6, 2016 To: Mayor and City Council for City Council Agenda From: SAPOA Board of Directors Re: Patrol Schedule Options j Agenda Item 1 SF In response to the discussion on patrol schedules at the Public Safety Committee meeting on November 22, 2016, 1 researched the document referenced by Chief Rojas. In reviewing the COPS Office document "A Performance Based Approach to Police Staffing and Allocation" I discovered that the 5 day/8 hour work schedule requires 71.43% more officers assigned to Patrol to provide the same "man hours and workload performance" than 50% of officers if on a 3 day/12 hour work schedule. The fact is the 3 day/12 hour schedule requires less officers, is less costly and is a recruitment and retention component. The Table "A" provided to the committee is not totally inclusive and can be misleading. The fact is it takes more officers to run a 5 day/8 hour schedule than a 3 day/12 hour schedule. For example and to simplify the analogy, if you want to staff one (1) police officer to cover a 24 hour shift it would take 3 police officers to cover that workload and man-hours (3X8=24 hours). To cover a 24-hour shift on a 12 -hour schedule it would only take two (2) police officers (2X12=24 hours). Additionally, with the current schedule in place there is more coverage because the current schedule also has a "cover shift' providing overlapping coverage and an additional officer during peak hours. Please refer to pages 35 and 48 on the said document (COPS Document referenced by Chief Rojas) for further analysis on scheduling systems.