Resolution abolishing a Police Captain position, adding a Police Lieutenant position, and adding a Police Officer position effective December 1, 2021.  

Restructure Explanation

A).   Abolishment

    1) Effective November 30, 2021, our Services Division Captain will retire after 36 years of dedicated service. 

  2) In an evaluation of staffing and duties, it was determined that it would be more effective and efficient to redistribute that Captain’s duties between two other Captains and a new Lieutenant. 

3) The abolishment of the Services Division Captain’s position will create a cost savings of approximately $61,893 during the last half of FY22. 

B).  Creation/Addition

1) The proposed realignment and cost savings noted above create the opportunity to add a Lieutenant and a Police Officer positions upon approval of City Council.

2) The new Lieutenant would be assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division and the Police Officer would bolster Uniform Division Teams.

3) The salary cost for the new lieutenant and a new Police Officer for the last half of FY22 is $77,847.  Chief Carmody believes that the additional $15,954 in salary can be absorbed in the existing budget.

The changes listed will reallocate personnel and duties to most effectively serve the citizens of Council Bluffs.  With the changes proposed, the authorized strength for the Police Department will be: 118 Sworn and 22 Civilians. 

The Police Department is making the recommendation to abolish a Police Captain position, add one Police Lieutenant position, and add one Police Officer position to the current authorized strength.