Council plans series of work sessions to map police operations and staffing needs

The chair proposed breaking down the police-department review into a sequence of focused work sessions to cover the department’s composite parts — patrol, detectives, CID, K-9, school-resource officers, training, and benefits — so the council can ask pointed questions and evaluate staffing and deployment before deciding on hires or third-party studies.

"I want the council to say, at the end of this, I want the council to say, I've got enough information to be dangerous," the chair said, outlining a plan to present factual, unit-level workloads and case counts at upcoming sessions. Council members supported meeting more frequently for work sessions starting in October and asked staff to prioritize manpower and operational metrics for early sessions.