HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-26 10-267 ORDERV) ''67
COUNCIL ACTION
Item No.
Date: July 26, 2010
Item/Subject: Order, Authorizing the Issuance of a Request for Qualifications for Consultant
Services to Review Public Safety Operations
Responsible Department: Council
Commentary: At the request of Council Chair Stone, the Finance Committee discussed the potential for the
City to issue a Request for Qualifications for consultant services to review Police Department operations at its
meeting of July 19, 2010. As initially proposed the intent was to review and analyze various operations
including, but not limited to, such areas as overtime expenditures, staffing levels, parking enforcement
activities, document service, regional dispatch, provision of services at special events/functions and similar
issues.
During the Finance Committee Councilors discussed a variety of issues, questions and concerns during the
discussion such as; what priorities have been established by Council for the department, what are the
underlying causes of overtime, value that a different set of eyes and experiences could bring to current
operations, impact of labor contracts , impact of local, state and federal mandates, inability to fully
control/restrict overtime costs, underlying assumption that significant savings can be achieved, impact of the
process of the workforce, to name a few.
Councilors agreed that law enforcement and in fact public safety is a unique profession and that should an
RFQ be issued, it would be important to choose a consultant(s) with the appropriate background and base
knowledge.
Council Chair Stone requested that the Council as a whole take a position as to whether or not an RFQ should
be issued. He noted that a consultant recently stated that if the elected officials do not have the political will
to act upon a consultant's recommendation, that the process should not be started. As public safety
discussions received a significant amount of consideration during the budget process and the function as a
whole represents a significant portion of the overall budget, it was determined that the question of whether
or not the City should issue a RFQ for consultant services to review public safety (police and fire) operations
be brought before the Council as a whole.
Following the discussion, the Finance Committee recommended that the City should issue a RFQ for a review
of both Police and Fire operations.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
Introduced for
X Passage
First Reading
Referral
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Assigned to Councilor - Bronson July 26, 2010
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the Issuance of a Request for Qualifications for Consultant Services
to Review Public Safety Operations
By the City Council of the City of Bangor:
ORDERED,
THAT the Finance Director is hereby authorized to issue a Request for
Qualifications for consultant services to review the City of Bangor's Public Safety
operations, specifically the Police and Fire Departments.
IN CITY COUNCIL
July 26, 2010
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Motion Doubted
Vote: 5-2
Councilors Voting Yes: Bronson,
Nealley, Stone, Weston & Wheeler
Councilors Voting No: Blanchette &
Palmer
Councilors Abstent: Gratwick &
Hawes
Passed
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