Discussion and possible action to approve the posting and filling of the following Slot, subject to the availability of payroll funds and any applicable Civil Service guidelines, effective June 27, 2016; and any other matters incident thereto:
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Slot # |
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0571 |
Community Affairs Clerk |
$13.07-$13.73 - 9/A-E |
Issue: Need to fill slot #0571 of employee who retired effective 6/9/2016. Requests from community organizations, individual schools, citizen groups, special populations service providers, and individual taxpayers for presentations, participation in special events, and other community outreach services by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office personnel are ever constant and high volume; and, due to this high demand, the dedication of a full-time civilian to fulfill some of these requests allows uniformed officers to be able to devote more time to other law enforcement duties that only they can carry out. Furthermore, according to modern law enforcement management principles, an agency’s commitment to community outreach and community-based policing is considered an essential component to a comprehensive, proactive, responsive, public-service centered law enforcement agency, especially to historically under-served and special needs populations. One academic paper states, “Positive police-community relations are critical for effective crime prevention, case investigation, officer safety, and successful police-citizen interactions.” (Critical Issues in Law Enforcement Decreasing Crime by Increasing Involvement: A Law Enforcement Guidebook by the Criminal Justice Police Research Institute (CJPRI).
Solution: Request is being made to fill slot #0571 in order to continue proactive law enforcement services to the local community, including general community outreach and public service to special populations, such as the elderly, schools-based programs, rural/colonia residents, and youth.
Result: By filling the slot, the Webb County Sheriff’s Office will be better able to be proactively involved in the community and provide crucial community-based policing/liaison services.
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