City Council

25. AMEND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATING BUDGET BY\nAPPROPRIATING $148,456 FROM THE GENERAL FUND’S UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE AND\nADDING THREE (3.0)\nFULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PARK SAFETY POSITIONS AND ONE (1.0) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT\nPOLICE SUPPORT ASSISTANT POSITION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT (Police Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the project proposed in the agenda report is exempt under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA applies only to\nprojects that\nmay have an effect on the environment;\n(2) Amend the Police Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Operating Budget by appropriating $148,456\nfrom the General Fund’s unappropriated fund balance for the salaries and benefits for 4.0 Full-Time Equivalent\n(FTE)\npositions and equipment to outfit the new positions; and\n(3) Amend the Police Department’s FY 2024 Operating Budget by adding 3.0 FTE Park Safety\nSpecialists and 1.0 FTE Police Support Assistant bringing the Police Department’s total FTE’s to 382.25.\nLegislative Policy Committee\nMunicipal Services Committee