Agency official says Commander Salazar leads patrol operations as department cites sworn-officer shortages

An agency official said Commander Salazar is in charge of the department's patrol operations and asked that “any questions you have for our patrol operations are directed to Commander Salazar.”

The speaker described their office as the primary place where they oversee daily agency business and said requests to speak directly to them “usually takes place right in here.”

The official said the department “went through a period of some pretty critical patrol like sworn officer shortages,” and added that, during that time, the chief frequently went out on patrol and worked traffic during the fair while also maintaining administrative oversight.

On a personal note, the speaker said they enjoy patrol work and find the administrative part of the job more difficult, drawing laughter from the room.

There were no formal motions or votes recorded in the provided segments. The transcript does not specify how long the staffing shortages lasted or provide numeric staffing figures.