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3.4 Allocation and Distribution of Personnel
3.4.2 Allocation of Personnel (Revised : 8/29/22 )
A. Personnel allocation will be based upon workload demands to:
1. Accomplish the community policing mission
2. Meet campus co mmunity service needs
3. Meet the operational needs of the Police Department .
B. The Field Services Division (FSD) Captain or designee reviews staffing levels on patrol
shifts, Investigations Division daily staffing needs and Communications Division staffing
need s quadrennially or as needed to ensure the Police Department’s effectiveness and
efficiency. The review includes:
1. Number of calls for service by time of day/day of week
2. Amount of obligated/assigned time per division and shift
3. Amount of unassigned time
4. Comparison of t otal scheduled time to time loss due to holidays, vacation, sick
leave and other leave
5. Customer requirements and agreeme nts for police coverage
6. Staffing needed to cover mandatory breaks and meal periods as required b y
collective bargaining agreements.
7. Recommendations for campus/beat boundaries adjustments to increase or
decrease the geographic area will be based upon the analysis of the demands for
calls for service. Any recommendation will be forwarded to the Chie f of Police
for approval.
a. Campus/beat boundaries will follow natural boundaries such as streets,
railroad tracks, etc. for identification.
b. Any campus/beat realignment will be reflected on the campus/beat maps
in Records and Dispatch.
8. The FSD Captain will adjust deployment of officers , investigators and dispatchers
by campus/beat and shift based on the workload.
C. The Security Services Division (SSD) Commander or designee reviews staffing levels on
security posts quadrennially or as needed t o ensure the Police Department’s effectiveness
and efficiency. The review includes:
1. Amount of obligated/assigned time per shift
2. Number of supervisors, public safety ambassador s, medical safety ambassadors
and/or break persons per shift
3. Amount of u nassigned time
4. Comparison of total scheduled time to time loss due to holidays, vacation, sick
leave and other leave
5. Customer requirements and agreements for public safety /medical safety
ambassador coverage
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6. Staffing needed to cover mandatory break s and meal periods as required by
collective bargaining agreements.
7. The SSD Commander will adjust deployment of public safet y/medical safety
ambassador s by post and shift based on the workload.
D. The Technical Services Division (TSD) Directo r or designee reviews the deployment and
staffing levels of WeID/LiveScan personnel quadrennially or as needed to ensure
effectiveness and efficiency. The review includes a review of customer needs/demands
for WeID/LiveScan services.
E. Each Division Manager may assess personnel needs during the annual budget process.