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REPORT RE: POLICE DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION APPROP, CARRIED OVER: POLICE BUDGET REPORT RE: FIRE DEPARTMENT WE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT $27,000.00 BE APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1969-70 POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO ENABLE THE FOLLOWING: INCREASE THE PAY SCALE TO READ $6060.00~ $6360.00, $6660.00, $6960.00, $7260.00, $7560.00, AND $7860.00 PER ANNUM. THIS NEW SCALE RESULTS FROM INCREASING THE ANNUAL INCREMENT FROM $240.00 TO $300.00. (FORMER SCALE ADOPTED IN THE t969-70 BUDGET WAS $6060.00, $6300.00, $6540.00, $6780.00~ $7020.00, $7260.00, AND $7500.00). POLICEMEN BE GIVEN 5 DAYS ANNUAL LEAVE IN LIEU OF HOLIDAYS. 3. ALL OVERTIME PAY TO BE AT THE RATE OF THEIR REGULAR SALARY. IN ADDITION WE RECOMMEND THAT THE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICEMEN BE CHANGED SO AS TO PERMit THEM TO RESIDE OUTSIDE THE CITY, AT A DISTANCE NO GREATER THAN EIGHT MILES, IF THEY SO DESIRE. THE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED THAT THEY BE PERMITTED TO ELECT A GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF FIVE OFFICERS WHOSE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS WOULD BE - ~F ANY OFFICER HAS COMPLAINT AGAINST ANOTHER OFFICER BRINGING DISCREDIT~TO UNIFORM OR DEPARTMENT (ON OR OFF DUTY). IF ANY OFFICER HAS REASON TO BELIEVE HE HAS BEEN DEALT DIS- CIPLINARY ACTION WITHOUT dUST CAUSE. ~F ANY OFFICER HAS LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT OF DEPARTMENTAL PROCEDURE THAT IS QUESTIONABLE~ TO REPORT THE SAME. ALL PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THIS COMMITTEE AS STATED ARE TO BE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS BETWEEN THE OFFICERS AND THE COMMITTEE, AND IN NO WAy TAKES AWAY FROM THE INDIVlDUALIS RIGHT TO APPROACH THE CITY AUTHORITIES ON HiS OWN. THIS COMMITTEE iS IN NO WAY DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO TAKE ANY POWER AWAY FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR ANY OTHER CITY OFFICIAL. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO MAKE A BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENT POLICE DEPARTMENT, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 14TH CERTAIN STATEMENTS WERE MADE WHICH INFERRED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ~TBELOW STANDARD", WE SINCERELY FEEL THAT THIS CITY HAS A VERY FINE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IS COMPOSED OF EXCELLENT OFFICERS WHO ARE REASONABLY WELL EQUIPPED. WE DO REALIZE THAT THERE IS NEARLY ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN ANY OPERATION AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NO EXCEPTION. WE ARE SINCERELY INTERESTED IN HAVING THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDED AND POSSIBLE FOR THIS CITY. WE~ THEREFORE, REQUEST YOUR PERMISSION TO EMPLOY THE INTERNATIONAL CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION TO MAKE A STUDY AND EVALUATION OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO HAVE THEM ADVISE US ON THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR OPERATION AND ANY NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT. WE WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME A SUCH STUDY AND FEEL THAT IT COULD BE OF MUCH VALUE TO THE DEPARTMENT· RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ JAS. E. BOWEN~ JR. (SIGNED) CITY MANAGER C, O. DURHA'H' (SI_._G~E~) CHtE'F OF POLICE ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES¢ SECONDED BY MR,'WRIGHT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $27~000.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1969-70 POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER WAS PRESENTED~ AND ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT~ 'SECONDED BY MR. RiNEHART~ THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN WERE UN- ANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: To THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA APRIL 30, 1969 GENTLEMEN: I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $8~000.00 TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1969-70 FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR THE FOLLOWING INCREASE THE PAY SCALE TO READ $5700.00, $6000.00~ $6300.00, $6600.00, $6900.00 AND $7200.00. THIS NEW SCALE RESULTS FROM CHANGING THE ANNUAL INCREMENT FROM $240.00 TO ¢300.00. (THE SCALE IN THE 1969-70 BUDGET WAS $5700.O0, $59~O.00~ $6180.O0~ $6420.00, $6660.00, AND ¢6900.00). To PROVIDE FOR TWO "KELLYT~ DAYS PER MONTH INSTEAD OF ONE. (NO OTHER CHANGE IN HOLIDAYS NOW GRANTED). IN ADDITION I RECOMMEND THAT THE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS BE CHANGED SO