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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> guys are doing a phenomenal job, in my opinion, from being on the streets more. A lot of times <br /> when complaints come, you guys are reactive and not proactive. So you can drive down the street <br /> and two (2) seconds later, something happens. Thank you and I understand what you guys are <br /> doing. It is commendable. The social media person is definitely needed. When I was just fresh on <br /> the Council I had a threat. Within forty-eight (48) hours, you were in St. Louis knocking on <br /> someone's door. So to find someone on social media and tracking that, I understand and appreciate <br /> that. We always want additional staff but the collaboration is there. Thank you. <br /> Councilmember Broden asked, Is it possible to get the numbers of overtime before and after the <br /> change? It was a rule change and not an amount change, right? Because of your terminology, I <br /> think I might be getting lost. <br /> Mr. Cocanower replied, It becomes a rate change. It is a rule of calculation of the rate. So the rule <br /> changed and it changes the rate. <br /> Councilmember Broden followed up, So is there a way to see, absent of that rule change, what it <br /> would be? <br /> Mr. Cocanower replied, That one (1) I may need a little time in figuring out. <br /> Councilmember Broden interjected, Because I think that would help people wrap their minds <br /> around that. <br /> Mr. Cocanower stated, What I can do is show you the number of hours last,Year and what we paid <br /> out last ,Year compared to this ye. <br /> Chief Ruszkowski stated, But understand when it comes to the first (1St) of the year, the contract <br /> kicked in with the increase of pay for officers. So, the base rate went up as well as the correct <br /> calculations for overtime. <br /> Committeemember Voorde asked, Who is responsible for investigating arson? <br /> Chief Ruszkowski replied, We have one (1) person as well as one (1) in training. We also work <br /> alongside the Fire Department. I'm glad you mentioned that because, along with the point earlier, <br /> we need to ask the question of whether or not we need a sworn police officer to investigate arsons? <br /> I think not but we do need an arrest made when we find out who the arsonist is, and we can do <br /> that. That being said, we are asking that question with every position we have. The short answer <br /> is, yes, we have one point five (1.5) people dedicated to investigating arsons. <br /> He continued with the presentation,Every one (1) of these(referencing a slide in the presentation) <br /> are based on,believe it or not,feedback from a Council Member. Whether it is formal or informal, <br /> we've compiled these statistics based on requests we have received. So walking patrols, 2016, we <br /> had 3,600. In 2017 we actually had 7,300. We are going to meet or exceed that this year. We don't <br /> call it just walking patrols. We call them walking-talking patrols. Walking is one (1) thing where <br /> people can see you, but being able to talk to a police officer and know them is important. A cop <br /> can't know 100,000 people, but 100,000 can know a cop. This is what we are looking for. The <br /> community in-reach is big. The whole integration with the City IT has been great. We are so close <br /> to becoming fully integrated with our new CAD System. With the reorganizing and restructuring, <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 if 574.235.9173 TM574.235.55671vww.southbendin.gov <br /> 14 <br />