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Home My WebLink About04-04-12 Civil Service Commission MeetingNotice of Meeting of the City of La Porte Civil Service Commission Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Civil Service Commission to be held on April 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM, at the La Porte Police Department in the Training Room, 3001 N. 23`d St, La Porte, Texas, regarding the items according to the agenda below: 1. Call to Order 2. Consider approval of minutes from February 1, 2012 meeting 3. Receive 2011 LPPD Activity Report from Chief of Police 4. Administrative Reports 5. Board Comments — Matters appearing on the agenda; Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy S. Adjournment In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of La Porte City will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the April 1, 2012 agenda of items to be considered by the Civil Service Commission was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on March 20, 2012. Heather Weger, Human Resources Manager I certify that the attached notice and agenda of items to be considered by the Civil Service pmmission was removed by me from the City Hall bulletin board on the day of YAA 2012. � Title: Notice of Meeting of the City of La Porte Civil Service Commission Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Civil Service Commission to be held on April 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM, at the La Porte Police Department in the Training Room, 3001 N. 23`d St, La Porte, Texas, regarding the items according to the agenda below: 1. Call to Order 2. Consider approval of minutes from February 1, 2012 meeting 3. Receive 2011 LPPD Activity Report from Chief of Police 4. Administrative Reports 5. Board Comments — Matters appearing on the agenda; Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy S. Adjournment In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of La Porte City will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Patrice Fogarty, City Secretary, at 281.470.5019. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the April 1, 2012 agenda of items to be considered by the Civil Service Commission was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on March 20, 2012. Heather Weger, Human Resources Manager I certify that the attached notice and agenda of items to be considered by the Civil Service pmmission was removed by me from the City Hall bulletin board on the day of YAA 2012. � Title: Meeting Minutes of the City of La Porte Civil Service Commission meeting held on February 1, 2012 at 3:00 PM 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:02 pm by Keith Trainer 2. Consider approval of minutes from November 22, 2010 meeting Les made a motion to approve the minutes as presented, Keith seconded; the motion carried. 3. Consider action to appoint the Chairman and Vice -Chairman of the Civil Service Commission Keith nominated Les Bird to be reappointed as the Civil Service Vice -Chairman, Les nominated Keith Trainer to be reappointed as the Civil Service Chairman. Motion passed. 4. Administrative Reports None 5. Board Comments — Matters appearing on the agenda; Recognition of community members, city employees, and upcoming events; Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy Les and Keith made mention of how much value they thought the Lateral Entry program brought to the City and the department. 6. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:06 pm Approved and passed this day, April 4, 2012 Nicola Wells, Acting Civil Service Director 4/4/2012 4/4/2012 Staffing IN 75 Sworn Officers 32 Civilian • 3 Admin (Chief/ 2 AC's) • 3 Administrative • 5 Lieutenantscs • 13 Telecom m u nicators • 10 SergeantsGS • 5 Jailers • 57 Officers/ Detectives c_s • 5 Animal Control Officers • 2 Records Clerks Also have 2 volunteer • 1 Property Clerk Police reservists. • 1 Victim Services Liaison �- ,�' j y • 1 Custodian ~`• �o� fir 1 IT Person tvw- '' < ` Also have part time dispatchers (4) and jailers (1) 753 0 6 14 27 165 487 54 696 0 23 10 18 150 446 49 -7.6% 0% +283% -29% -33% -9% -8% -9% 2 4/4/2012 a.+ >taN Uniform Crime Report for 2011 Comparison against data reported by surrounding Cities Crime Auto Crimes City Population Index Murder Rape Robbery Agg Asslt Burglary Theft Theft per1,000 LaPorte 311M 6% 0 23 10 18 I50 446 49 20.59 Deer Park 32,010 8% 0 15 17 19 122 689 33 27.96 Seabrook 11,952 349 0 0 1 146 54 142 6 29.20 Pasadena 143,313 5835 5 62 135 367 1124 3728 414 40.72 Baytown 71,802 3768 1 9 78 119 701 2632 228 32.48 S. Houston 15,833 887 2 7 60 52 212 415 139 56.02 s4N For comparison purposes, the National Average in 2010 for Cities of population of 25,000 to 49,999 with 808 cities reporting is: Crime Aggm ted Auto Index Murder Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Theft Theft Total 929,560 914 7,107 25,031 56,547 178,140 612,266 49,555 3 4/4/2012 M. Total Annual Arrests 2010 -2011 Comparison 2,452 2,331 2010 2011 Case Clearance Rates TOTALCASES-2699 Disposition Cleared by Arrest - 876 Exceptionally Cleared -187 Warrant Obtained -113 Unfounded -163 TOTAL CLEARED -1339 Total 2011 Clearance Rate = 49.61% Total 2010 Clearance Rate= 58.01% Total 2010 National Ave. Clearance Rates= 15.1%for Property Crimes '.4% for Crimes Against Persons Crimes Against Persons 12 4/4/2012 6 4/4/2012 Annual False Alarm Call Totals for The City of La Porte 2008 2009 2010 2011 0 4/4/2012 Traffic Accident Statistics Annual Comparison 7 4/4/2012 La Crime Targeting Initiatives • K-9 Unit • Hot Spots Unit • Crime Stoppers & Campus Crime Stoppers Programs La Puree Campus Crime smppers • False Alarm Reduction Initiative ZN� • DWI No Refusal Initiatives�� JJ F 4/4/2012 ` La Porte, Technological Initiatives • OSSI Computer Database System • Crime Analysis Software • License Plate Reader • FLIR System • Body DVR Units • Personal Field Kits • AFIS Live Scan • Covert Equipment Administrative Initiatives • Renovation of Police Firing Range • Officer Lateral Transfer Program • Texas Best Practices Recognition • Targeted Leadership and Specialized Training i U0. E 47 4/4/2012 1 La Community Involvement Initiatives • P.A.R. Unit • Citizens Police Academy (Basic and Advanced) • Volunteer Program AIMk • Citizen Ride -Along Program • Youth Explorer Post • National Night Out • COP's Program • DARE Car Questions 10