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CASE # RAMSEY POLICE OPERATION PLANS USING ASSUMED TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT LEVELS By: Police Chief Michael Auspos STAFFING, Background: The following information is provided as an Operational Plan for the Ramsey Police Department for the Years 1994 through 1998, inclusive. I will assume that staffing, training and equipment levels have been attained as were projected in a previous five-year plan for those needs. 1994 ADMINISTRATION: Using the updated computer system in the PD and its networking capabilities into other city records, e.g.; finance and personnel records (query only), licensing and other apphcable areas, the administrative personnel will be able to determine training needs, budget administration and preparation requirements, monitoring of licensing and other functions. Officers will be encouraged to put reports onto tape for transcribing by clerical personnel, instead of either typing or handprinting a f'mished document of their own. This will be done for the most part in incidents which require follow-up reports and for DUI arrests. During this year we will be examining the feasibility of setting a "hard-copy free" goal for the pohce reports system using the computer/word processing functions available. That is, except for documents that are evidentiary and unique or which have signature(s), all information should be in electronic storage with proper back-up systems. This will greatly reduce the need for file space and the cost of paper. The Sergeant will be in a position to supervise the pan'oI function virtually full-time in that he will not be on a patrol slot schedule. This will enhance his capability to evaluate the officers' performance, plan and arrange training, monitor fleet needs as well as seeing to maintenance and acquisition of other equipment. The Sergeant will also be responsible for the officer scheduling and will, when needed, work shifts in order to maintain the proper daily staff'mg levels. Some of these responsibilities will be shared with the Chief for the sake of efficiency and to be commensurate with the philosophy that the duties of the Sergeant are not necessarily limited to a narrow, mid-level supervisory position. INVESTIGATION: The Investigator will continue to be a patrol officer who will, for one year, be assigned to investigative duties exclusively and will work, generally, a daytime shift with the ability to slide his in and out hours to accommodate his case investigation needs. Cases will be assigned to the Investigator by the Chief or Sergeant and will be those cases that do not lend themselves to follow-up by patrol officers due to complexity and time-of-day constraints. PATROL: The B shift (generally 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) will be comprised of two officers at all times unless, due to unusual circumstances, only one officer can be assigned. In order to address problem area needs or specific requests for patrol/police services, there will be flexibility in actual duty hours. Patrol officers will continue to do investigative work on all cases they initiate, unless their patrol schedule (midnight watch usually) precludes any effectiveness, or if the case involves a level of complexity that requires intense contact with another agency, numerous witnesses and suspects or there is an immediacy aspect.