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• Approval and signing of police related purchase orders/expenditures + Fleet purchases to include ordering of new police vehicles • Oversight of the Police Fleet Plan • Oversight of the Police Non Fleet Plan + Oversight of police scheduling process • Oversight of the DUI and Drug Forfeiture process • Oversight of the Public Safety work plan to include both police and fire • Oversight of the police disciplinary process to include internal affairs investigations • Oversight of Police Explorer and Police Reserve Programs Sergeant in charge of Criminal Investijzations/Training/Admin Mary Bitzan-Hieb began serving as an administrative Sergeant on January 1, 2005. The original duties of this position included: • Scheduling duties for the patrol division • Training to include ensuring that all police officers met POST required mandates and minimum credit hours • Coordinated the field training program for new recruits, supervised the process, reviewed evaluations, made recommendations for retention • Assisted, scheduled, coordinated interviews for hiring processes for police officers, prepared interview questions, etc. + Worked with training partners to include IACP, MN Chief's, Homeland Security, Upper Midwest Community Policing, etc to attract and schedule training opportunities for our staff at the Public Safety Center • Scheduled training for officers/staff at other locations • Served as the liaison to training programs such as Century College On January 1, 2007, we added the duties of supervision of the Criminal Investigative Section which added the following: • Supervision of 3 Detectives and oversight for investigations • Conducted interviews/investigative work on major cases • Coordinated/liaison with other Agencies on investigations • Assisted with and was the "back up" for property and evidence functions Concerns The duties of the Deputy Director and the duties of the CIS/Admin Sergeant are numerous. We do not have a large contingent of administrative staff to handle this work and to supervise and manage people and processes. This creates a level of concern for future problems due to lack of supervision and oversight. The Metro Gang Strike Force is an excellent recent example of where a lack of leadership and supervision as well as administrative support has led to significant issues. H:\Dean\Budget 2010 August 25 2009 Discussion.doc