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CityCouncil | 2016-06-07 | 16 | Councilmember/Commissioner Daysog stated many cities' portion of the property tax revenue is approximately 16 to 18%; the City of Alameda does have a high portion at 25%, relative to other cities; he would like clarification of the difference. The City Manager responded the percentage is related to Proposition 13. Mayor/Chair Spencer inquired if staff would come back with more information on property tax revenue. The Finance Director responded in the affirmative and continued the presentation. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Matarrese inquired if the rate to the City goes up when CalPERS' returns are higher, to which the Finance Director responded in the affirmative. The Assistant City Manager stated the Council set aside $3 million last year to offset the increase. The Finance Director continued the presentation. Mayor/Chair Spencer stated that she would like clarification on the Police Department vacancies. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Matarrese stated the positions are funded; the Council is not withholding funds; the money is available to fill the positions. The Police Chief stated the vacancies in the Police Department do not represent a lack of funding from the Council. Councilmember/Commissioner Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if traffic safety is impacted because of the vacancies in the Police Department. The Police Chief responded the Police Department went through a cut five years ago, reducing from 92 to 88 authorized officers; there are currently 9 vacancies, which is being addressed; his goal is to not have any vacancies a year from now. Councilmember/Commissioner Oddie inquired about the process for hiring a Police Officer and why the positions cannot be filled immediately. The Police Chief responded there are three separate levels of recruitment: recruit officers with no training and no experience who must attend a police academy, academy graduates who have no experience and lateral officers who have graduated from a police academy and currently work as a Police Officer in California; there are three concurrent recruitments going on right now; for expediency sake, he would prefer to have lateral officers and academy graduates because they can be put into field Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and the Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission 2 June 7, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-06-07.pdf |