Authorization to hire a Part-time Police Technician

The purpose of this case is to request the City Council to hire a part-time Police Technician. As the City Council will recall, during the 2026 budget discussions, the Council agreed by consensus to add a new part-time (25 hour per week) Police Technician to work within the police records division.  This part-time role will also work in the evidence and property room.  This position is responsible for maintaining the official chain of custody for all property or evidence of the Police Department.  With the addition of this role, the City's full-time non-rotating investigator will commit all of their time to investigation of criminal cases. 

As a result of the City Council's consensus to add this new part-time position, staff conducted a recruitment process in order to secure a candidate for this role; this included internal and external recruitment, first and second interviews, an extensive backgrounding process and other pre-employment tests.   Staff selected Ms. Jamie Blue, who will be subject to a six-month probationary period, the AFSCME labor agreement and the City’s Personnel Policy.  

In summary, this position performs a wide variety of technical and specialized functions as well as administrative work in support of the Police Department, including but not limited to work in the evidence and property room with responsibilities for maintaining the official chain of custody for all property or evidence of the Police Department, customer service support; entering, maintaining, retrieving and compiling factual information through numerous computerized systems and disseminating this information to authorized agencies and persons; monitoring compliance by applying knowledge of data privacy practice requirements, responding  to the public via telephone or in-person contact  and classifying crimes pursuant to applicable state and federal reporting systems. 

The funding required for this position is included in the 2026 budget.

Staff recommends hiring Ms. Jamie Blue as the City’s new Police Technician, effective on or near March 16, 2026, at $31.142 per hour, which is step 2 of the wage scale.

Motion to authorize hiring Ms. Jamie Blue as the City’s new Police Technician, effective on or near March 16, 2026, at $31.142 per hour, which is step 2 of the wage scale.