POLICE/COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING
MARCH 29TH 2017
Salinas, California
The Police/Community Advisory Committee convened at 6:03 PM in the Rotunda, City Hall.
Present:
Committee Chairperson Eric Petersen
Committee Member Richard Fors
Committee Member Deloris Scaife-Higgins
Committee Member Dwight Metcalfe
Committee Member Jose Mendoza
Committee Member Tom Lynch
Committee Member Will Franzell
Committee Member Linda Payne
Committee Member Neil Patel
Excused:
Committee Member Jose Medoza
Committee Member Melissa Sesma
Absent:
Committee Member Mary Hill
1) Pledge of Allegiance
2) Swearing In of New Committee Member
Neil Patel
3) Public Comment
Yolanda Hayes
Stephen Kennedy
4) Selection of New Vice Chairperson
Moved to March 29th, 2017 Meeting
5) Approval of Minutes for February Meeting
- Committee Member Lynch Motion
- Committee Member Scaife-Higgins Seconds
- All in favor, none opposed
- Committee Member Payne abstained
6) Chief's Report
- Thanks to PCAC Committee Members for volunteering their time to this committee.
- Personnel and Training is doing very well, making great strides.
- Currently allowed 172 sworn officers.
- Currently at 135 sworn officers.
- Currently have 17 in the academy, 8 in San Jose and 9 in Monterey.
- 1 Academy Graduate about to be sworn in.
- This leaves 11 vacancies.
- PD will not begin to feel benefit of this group of officers until 9/17.
- Once hired, it is 6 months in academy and 16 weeks in FTO program.
- Since 2010, PD has had a 48% attrition rate of trainees.
- PD staff is currently looking at different ways to reduce that number.
- Trainees are going to peer support officers who are CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) trained officers as mentors to help them during first year.
- Currently officers are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, and 9% other.
- New Hires are 85% Hispanic and 15% White.
- New Hires are 4 Women and 13 Men.
- July 1st the PD will be authorized 10 more sworn positions, bringing number to ...
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