HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7133 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7133
U A OPT 14 to To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 1, 1986
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4 j,,Dkx�- Subject: STATUS REPORT ON PIPELINE PROPOSAL FOR FILLING POLICE
'073 CIVIL SERVICE VACANCIES
Background
The City Council approved the Pipeline Proposal for filling civil
service vacancies in the Police Department during the 1985-86 budget
process. The proposal began the long-term process of creating a
surplus pool of trained personnel to maintain the department's actual
strength at authorized levels. Prior to the pipeline, the department
averaged a large number of vacancies. In the 1984-85 fiscal year the
department averaged nearly thirty-nine vacancies per month ranging
from a low of twenty-three in October 1984 to a high of fifty-eight in
February 1985. The 1985-86 fiscal year has seen an improvement in
vacancy rates with an average of twenty-six vacancies per month
ranging from a high of sixty-eight vacancies in October 1985 to a
projected surplus (or pipeline) of fourteen officers in September 1986.
Comparison Between Projections and Actual Numbers of Officers
The accompanying chart shows the authorized number of officers
(838) compared to what was projected to 'occur in the 1985-86 fiscal
year and what has actually happened. The projections assumed an
average turnover of five positions per month and projected a total of
120 recruits graduating from the training academy. The department
will train a total of ninety-two recruits with the final class graduating
in early September 1986. The actual attrition rate has averaged 3.8
per month in 1985-86.
The Police Department's 1985-86 adopted budget targeted late in
the current fiscal year for implementation of the pipeline. The depart-
ment will nearly achieve this goal when Class #73 graduates in early
September. Based on the current projected turnover rate of four per
month the department would need a surplus of twenty-four officers in
September to maintain a surplus until another class graduates in early
1987. The current projection shows a surplus of fourteen officers at
the end of September 1986. In the event that the City Council approves
additional civil service positions in the 1986-87 budget process, the
number of trainees will need to be increased accordingly to maintain the
pipeline concept.
Douglas Harman
City Manager
Attachment
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CIVIL SERVICE STAFFING FY 85-86
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MONTHS
0 AUTHORIZED PROJECTIONS
0 ACTUAL
1985-86 Budget Projections 1985-86 Actual
October 764 770
November 802 805
December 799 801
January 781 796
February 769 789
March 804 821
April 799 816
May 834 813
June 829 829
July 824 825*
August 859 821*
September 854 852*
*Projections based on current attrition rate