This matter was discussed earlier this evening during the City Council work session.  The following background information was shared:  On October 28th, the City received a letter of resignation from one of its part-time Community Service Officers, Mr. Ryan Duran, stating his last day with the City would be November 11, 2022.  Since 2015, the City has employed two part-time Community Services Officers (CSOs), both at 25 hours per week.    Prior to mid 2015 the City employed one full-time CSO.  Staff reviewed the CSO staffing levels and suggested the current CSO position, working 25 hours per week, become full-time.  Aside from the vacant part-time CSO position, a new part-time CSO position is included in the 2023 budget. 

Essentially, staff proposed to only fill one part-time position, rather than two, and convert the current part-time position to full-time, which would satisfy the CSO staffing needs in the Police Department. If approved, this full-time CSO position will serve to train in the new part-time CSO; relieving command staff of this responsibility.

Community Service Officer, Katie McNally has been working 25 hours per week in the Police Department.  She has been in this role since early 2019. She is well suited to continue her CSO work, as well as to train and mentor a new part-time CSO.  The pros to this proposal include retaining a seasoned CSO, providing consistency within the Police Department on a full-time basis and having a full-time trainer for the new part-time position.  The cons include an overall loss of 10 hours per week (because of the loss of a 25 hours per week position with only adding back 15 of those hours to the full-time role).  However, staff feels there is an overall benefit to productivity with a full-time CSO. 

 

To eliminate one vacant part-time CSO position, in exchange for making the other part-time CSO position full-time.  Note, the 2023 part-time request remains.