Consent Agenda Item 4f
STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: September 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Matthew Eberhardt, Interim Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Police Department Monthly Report for August 2026 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive report as an informational item.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Patrol Statistics:
• 1,410 Calls for Service
• 292 Officer Initiated
• 87 Case Investigations
• 48 Misdemeanor Arrests
• 14 Felony Arrests
• 140 Traffic Stops
• 36 Citations Issued
Crime statistics and information on calls for service are available at forpd.crimegraphics.com.
Staffing:
• Vacancies: Four Fulltime Sworn Police Officer positions. One Part-Time/On-Call Public Safety Dispatcher position. One Part-Time Community Services Officer position and one Part-Time Code Compliance Officer.
• Recruitment Update: The city is accepting applications for the position of Chief of Police.
The applicant for the Part-time Code Compliance officer did not successfully complete the hiring process. The applicant for the Part-Time On-Call Dispatcher position is continuing through the background process.
• One Fulltime Sworn Officer position and one Part-Time Community Services Officer remain held vacant due to the active hiring freeze.
Training:
• Sergeant Palmer attended Internal Affairs Investigation Training in Sacramento • FTO Moore attended Firearms Instructor Training Susanville • All Sworn officers completed the CIRA Back safe Training Consent Agenda Item 4f
Enforcement/Community Engagement:
• 3 subjects arrested for driving under the influence.
• Officer Moore and K9 partner Blitz and Chief Eberhardt participated in the Fortuna First Friday event on Main Street.
• K9 Officer Moore attended the Grand Re-opening of Grocery Outlet with his K9 partner Blitz.
• Sergeant Primofiore conducted a presentation for the Criminal Justice class at FUHS • Lt. Kadle fulfilled the duties of Acting Chief, during Chief Eberhardt’s scheduled vacation. • Head JV Football Coach Officer Burley and Special Teams Assistant Coach Lt. Kadle and the JV Husky Football team were victorious in the first game of the year against St. Helena.
STRATEGIC PLAN 2026-2036:
This action supports the following area(s) of your City Council’s Strategic Plan 2026-2036.
CORE VALUES:
Quality of Life: Family, Nature & Neighbors Safety, family life, care for youth, cleanliness, parks, forests, and river. Fortuna’s #1 value across every instrument and generation in this process.
Community Connection & Care: Close-knit feel, big community events, volunteering, showing up for each other.
Committed Service Recognition that staff put care into their hard work to provide vital and efficient services, are appreciated by the community, and deserve support.
PRIORITIES:
Priority 1: Clarity, Culture & Capacity for Organizational Health RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Motion to receive Police Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.