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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Committee Chair White paused the presentation and opened the floor to questions from Committee <br /> and Council Members. <br /> Committeemember Regina Williams-Preston stated, You talked about how you, in the past, <br /> budgeted for an amount and now you've reduced that. What happens with the extra that you budget <br /> for this ye ? <br /> Mr. Cocanower replied, This ye , I will say that what was budgeted for with the extra officers is <br /> going toward the payments we had to make in March for the overtime increase. A lot of that is <br /> going to that. In prior years, it goes back to the General Fund or if we have a major need, we ask <br /> the Council to move it down to supplies or services. <br /> Councilmember Broden stated, That was one (1) of my questions. Is it possible to receive the job <br /> descriptions of these new positions? <br /> Chief Ruszkowski replied, I'll tell you, we are still in the process of working with HR in getting <br /> those finalized but Tim Lancaster does have drafts of those and he can get those to you. It is a work <br /> in progress but he has some bullet points that will be part of that description. That is a draft copy, <br /> though. <br /> Councilmember Broden followed up,Then for your Crime Intelligence position,what type of data <br /> fed into the need for that full-time position? What did you look at? What is the sense of crimes <br /> related to social media? <br /> Chief Ruszkowski replied, A lot of the need is based on the investigation that happens after <br /> something happens. We found out that a lot of beef occurs on social media first (I"). That is <br /> empirical to this conversation and we know all of that through investigation.That obviously comes <br /> out in the wash when it comes to court time. But fifty-one(S 1)people shot this year in South Bend, <br /> could we have stopped half of them? Could we have stopped one (1)? Again, going back to <br /> previous years where we had one hundred and two (102) people shot, and then eighty (80) some <br /> people shot the year before that,we have to do something to stop it. We are beyond the time where <br /> we are reactive. We need to be proactive and intervene. Prevention and intervention before <br /> detention is our goal. <br /> Councilmember Broden followed up, So,related to that, is it St. Joseph County that uses students <br /> as interns? Are you familiar with that? Could something like that be envisioned where you're <br /> supplementing a staff person with an intern? <br /> Chief Ruszkowski replied, No, and I think there are two (2) things being confused here. There is <br /> an arduous process that one has to go through. It's not just simply hiring a civilian to do this.There <br /> is a very extensive background check,polygraphs and all that kind of stuff because you're talking <br /> about State and Federal computer components they are involved with. Plus they are handling <br /> evidence. Now I will tell you that there are military personnel that help out, like for example, our <br /> Drug Unit. They would help out but that is only based on their availability from the military. They <br /> already have the special clearances that make them able to do that. So, I can tell you interns are <br /> very limited to what they can access. <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building j 227W Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173!TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov <br /> 9 <br />