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Council Minutes of 2/17/2009 2. Chief and 6 members of the clerical staff, one of whom is non-bargaining and the other five aze members of the AFSCME Clerical-Technical union; 3. The Patrol section of the budget includes 2 captains, 4 lieutenants, 6 sergeants, and 36 patrol officers, under which K-9, the School Resource Officer, DARE, the Detective Bureau, and the Bike Patrol are included. 4. In addition to salaries, other wages include shooting pay, evidence technician pay, training officer pay, and Detective Bureau pay. 5. Clothing allowances of $1,350 per officer are included under benefits. 6. There aze 27 vehicles in the NOPD fleet, including one car for the Chief, 1 evidence technician van, 2 undercover cars, 2 cars assigned to the Detective Bureau, 2 cars assigned for K-9 duty, 2 cars assigned to community policing, 13 patrol cars, and 2 cars assigned for special duty. 7. Gas and oil expense is significantly reduced as it was shifted to the HoteUMotel line item, which is a separate fund which was able to give some relief to the General Fund by lessening that expense and shipping it to another specialized fund. 8. There are 20 auxiliary police officers assisting the department. 9. There aze 8 full-time and 4 part-time dispatchers who cover the telephones 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 10. There is one corrections officer who is assigned to jail duty. 11. In the past year, the Police Department lost five police officers and 12 school crossing guards due to the lay-off, two patrol officers and one police sergeant via retirement, and the resignation of one corrections officer. 12. Attendance bonus was eliminated for non-bargaining; office supplies and computer supplies were reduced; gas and oil was moved to STOP; community policing reduced shift differential; severance; reduced overtime; and in dispatch uniform was reduced. No computer equipment or vehicles will be purchased this year. 13. Schooling has been eliminated as has been travel and dues. FIRE 1. Fire Administration includes one Chief and one secretazy. The fire administration also includes costs associated with EMS billing fees, dues to the Council of Governments for HAZMAT participation, and back flow testing on the water meter. 2. Fire Prevention has expenses related to one captain assigned to the bureau. 3. Regarding emergency services, there are expenses relating to 3 captains, 6 lieutenants and 30 firefighters. 4. Contractual services include utility payments for the two stations and building and equipment repair. 5. There has been the almost total elimination of seminaz and schooling dollazs from both the Police and Fire budgets. Most of the budget relates to those salary and wage items that have been discussed throughout December and January for the administration and provision of services from the fire fighters. BUI 1. In 2007, the City experienced investment in commercial and residential structures of over $30 million in building permit activity. 6