In total, a Springdale PD Officer is available to provide patrol services for approximately 1,763 hours per year but after deducting administrative tasks during the shift the average Officer is working approximately 1,543 hours per year. This is a higher number of hours that employees are and working” than the project team “present typically sees in police department studies. It is a significant positive factor for the City of Springdale as it reduces overall staffing costs due to fewer shifts requiring overtime to backfill patrol shifts. The table below shows the reduction in the staffing level as a result of Officers being off on leave or away at training the staffing level for 2011, as compared – “actual” to the Patrol staffing level shown previously. As is true for all organizations, “authorized” the staffing level is lower than the staffing level. The project team “actual” “authorized” used the monthly patrol rosters (months of February, May, August and November) to estimate the actual number of Officers working on a shift. This numbers do not include the one Station Officer staffed by each shift or those assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit. Actual Patrol Staffing for 2011 Hour A Shift B Shift C Shift Average Authorized Difference in 0600-1400 1400-2200 2200-0600 Staffing Staffing Staffing 7.2 7.2 7.2 0000 7.2 11.4 0100 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0200 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0300 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0400 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0500 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0600 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 0700 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 0800 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 0900 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 1000 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9
In total, a Springdale PD Officer is available to provide patrol services for approximately 1,763 hours per year but after deducting administrative tasks during the shift the average Officer is working approximately 1,543 hours per year. This is a higher number of hours that employees are “present and working” than the project team typically sees in police department studies. It is a significant positive factor for the City of Springdale as it reduces overall staffing costs due to fewer shifts requiring overtime to backfill patrol shifts. The table below shows the reduction in the staffing level as a result of Officers being off on leave or away at training – the “actual” staffing level for 2011, as compared to the “authorized” Patrol staffing level shown previously. As is true for all organizations, the “actual” staffing level is lower than the “authorized” staffing level. The project team used the monthly patrol rosters (months of February, May, August and November) to estimate the actual number of Officers working on a shift. This numbers do not include the one Station Officer staffed by each shift or those assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit. Actual Patrol Staffing for 2011 Hour A Shift 0600-1400 B Shift 1400-2200 C Shift 2200-0600 Average Staffing Authorized Staffing Difference in Staffing 0000 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0100 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0200 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0300 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0400 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0500 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 11.4 0600 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 0700 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 0800 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 0900 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9 1000 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 12.9
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