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1992 I will not be requesting any additional personnel for this year as I believe, unless there would be a sudden spurt of growth in the remainder of 1991 and beginning of 1992, we can handle the present call load. I do this only out of considerationn of the apparent problems facing cities today and continuing in 1992 according to the State's financial condition. We still will remain understaffed and will not be preparing for the future. I will ask for a supervisory position to be created at the start of this year and that will be a Sergeant. Because I have gradually moved into the role of Police Chief not only in nominal title, as it was in 1976, but in actual supervisory and planning activities, I am having less and less contact with the officers on a day to day basis. While I can reasonably determine their capabilities and work production by reviewing their reports and other documents this removed stance is not a good way to evaluate or, for that matter, maintain a work force. Shift scheduling and vehicle maintenance is a job best done by someone in a mid-level supervisory capacity because of the close proximity required. Currently I am performing these tasks and should really be supervising those efforts anH'analyzing them for planning purposes. ~e have gotten by for a number of years with the senior officer (for two thirds of a day that person is actually the only officer~) making decisions of import or contacting myself if necessary and feasible. As we have grown however it has become apparent that there needs to be a person to take ~ command when I am not present or reachable. Currently I am appointing a senior officer as acting-Chief for this purpose when I am gone from town for four or more days and that person is compensated at a rate of pay equivalent to a sergeant. With the call load increasing in number and complexity there is an increasing need for this type of supervision at other times. My plan for a Sergeant will be to put one of the patrol officers into that position however that person will remain in the patrol rotation scheme and continue on the 6-3 schedule so in effect will remain having the same duties generally as a patrol officer and may even be the only officer working at some times. He will also, however, assume some supervisory duties such as shift scheduling, fleet management, evaluation and others as necessary. He will accomplish these tasks during his usual work day, particularly when there is another officer present to take calls. Of course we will then lose the effect of that person as a patrol person for purposes of routine patrol and traffic enforcement as well as response time to citizen calls. In order to accomplish supervisory duties and responsibilities other areas will have to suffer to some degree. There will be no need to add vehicles to the fleet during 1992. We will be replacing two of the present vehicle with 1992 year automobiles as the 1990 cars will have around 60 to 65,000 miles. I want to retain one of them and put it into duty as the Investigator's car, selling then the 1985 Ford. The other car will be available for a city staff unit or for public sale. Space will be at a premium in 1992. As it is we will have to acquire a pair of free-standing wall lockers for the new