LATHROP POLICE
DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET PRESENTATION
FY 25-26 & 26-27
PRESENTED BY: STEPHEN SEALY, POLICE
CHIEF
DATE: JUNE 23-25, 2025
Organization Chart
Police Chief
Police Captain
(1)
Animal Services
Division
Police Sergeant
(Detective)
(1)
Police Officer
(Detective)
(2)
Police Captain
(1)
Operations Division
Community Services
Supervisor
(1)
Community Services
Officer I/II/III
(5)
Administration
Division
Executive Assistant
to the Chief of Police
(1) NEW FY26
Administrative
Assistant II
(1)
Police Lieutenant
(2)
Police Sergeant
(5)
Police Officer
(20)
Animal Center
Manager
(1)
Animal Center
Assistant
(1) NEW FY26
Property and
Evidence Manager
(1)
Police Records
Assistant I/II
(3)
Property & Evidence
Technician
(1)
Police Officer
(School Resource)
(4)
Crime and
Intelligence Analyst
(1)
Community Services
Division Support Division
Animal Center
Assistant
(4)
Rec Lead
Part-Time
([email protected])
Police Corporal
(Detective)
(1)
Police Records
Supervisor
(1)
Police Corporal
(4)
Police Officer
(CRO)
(1)
Police Officer
(K9l)
(3)
Executive Assistant
(1)
Total: 70.89 FTE
Overview
The Lathrop Police Department is a dedicated and
dynamic law enforcement agency that has been
serving our community since June 29, 2022. The
department was created with the vision of enhancing
public safety and building strong relationships with
the community. With a mission to provide a high level
of service, our department is committed to upholding
the highest standards of professionalism, integrity,
transparency, and accountability. Our team of highly
trained officers and staff work tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of our community members.
The Department consists of 48 sworn and 22.89 nonsworn personnel and has four Divisions.
Image: Lathrop Police Patch
Overview
• Administration: The Administration division leads the strategic, fiscal, and operational direction of the department. Responsibilities include personnel management, interagency coordination, internal affairs, training oversight, policy development, community engagement and providing direction and administration for all divisions of the department. Administration is also responsible for coordinating activities and communications with other City departments, outside agencies, and fostering cooperative working relationships with intergovernmental and regulatory agencies.
The mission of the Lathrop Police Department is to be a team committed to connecting and partnering with the community to make it a safe and desirable place to live, work, and visit. As the department enters its fourth and fifth year of full operations, the Administration Division continues to guide the growth of the agency with an emphasis on community trust, employee development and operational excellence.
Overview
• Operations: The Operations Division serves as the front-line of law enforcement for the Lathrop Police Department. It encompasses the Patrol Unit, K-9 teams, Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.), the Community Resource Officer, and the newly established Traffic Unit. In addition to field operations, the division oversees the Field Training Program and coordinates ongoing professional development and continuing education for all department staff.
• Support Services: The Support Services Division of the Lathrop Police Department includes the Investigation Unit, School Resource Officers, Records Unit, and Property and Evidence Unit. In addition, the Support Services Division, in collaboration with the City’s Information Systems Department, oversees all technology and software utilized by the department in carrying out the duties for public safety.
Overview
• Community Services: The Community Services Division provides critical support to field operations through traffic control, animal control, and code enforcement. This division enhances the department’s responsiveness to quality-of-life concerns and nonemergency service calls, allowing sworn personnel to remain focused on higher-priority incidents.
• Animal Center: The Animal Center plays a vital role within the Lathrop Police Department and the broader community by ensuring that homeless dogs have a safe, compassionate place to go. The Animal Center actively works to reduce the risks posed by stray or aggressive animals through proactive outreach, education, and intervention. Our rehabilitation and training efforts led by certified trainers are designed to give every dog a fair chance of adoption and a better life Accomplishments
• Built a new command team, adding two Captains and
two Lieutenants to strengthen operational oversight.
• Established and filled the Corporal rank to support
leadership development and succession planning.
• Certified new Field Training Officers (FTOs) to ensure high-quality onboarding and mentoring of recruits.
• Trained and deployed new K-9 Teams, enhancing
field capabilities in narcotics and firearms detection. • Added a K-9 Officer to the School Resource Officer
(SRO) team, focusing on School Safety.
• Formed a specialized Traffic Unit to address traffic
concerns.
Image 1: Lathrop Police Swearing In
Image 2: Community Involvement
Accomplishments continued
• Established community partnerships:
• Manteca Unified School District, formalizing SRO protocols and improving school police coordination.
• Local businesses in securing surveillance technology through county funded community safety grants, including Active Shooter Preparedness Training to help plan organizational emergencies.
• Community engagement visibility through media relations and digital presence • Regional collaboration:
• San Joaquin Sideshow Taskforce
• San Joaquin County Probation Department
• Delta Humane Society.
• Manteca-Ripon SWAT
• Sacramento County Hi-Tech Crimes Taskforce
Image: Lathrop Police Motorcycle
Community Engagement
Our department actively engages in community outreach programs, forging partnerships with local organizations, schools, and community leaders. These collaborations have empowered us to address community concerns proactively and tailor our initiatives to the unique needs of our diverse population.
Some of our community engagement includes:
• National Night
Out
• Earth Day
• July 1st
Celebration
• Juneteenth
Celebration
• Coffee with the
Cop
• Meet with the
Chief
• Shop with a Cop
• Cocoa with
Santa
• Every 15
Minutes with
CHP
• STIR Business
Collaboration
• Chamber of
Commerce
• Annual
American Heart
Association
Statistics – 7/1/23 to 6/19/25
Totals
Total Incidents 62,961
Officer Initiated 27,390
Arrests 1,924
Reports Taken 6,408
Traffic Collisions 405
DUI Arrests 146
Guns taken off street 111
PRAs processed
5,610
(includes requests from the public, other
law enforcement agencies, and background
requests)
Search Warrants 148
Goals
Some of our department goals include:
• Community Trust & Transparency
• Expand community meeting and neighborhood-specific outreach initiatives • Update public-facing dashboard for performance metrics • Crime Prevention & Enforcement
• Launch compliance program for PC 290 (Sex Offender) registrants • Strengthen Neighborhood Watch and Business Watch programs • Expand data-driven special enforcement efforts
• Traffic & Pedestrian Safety
• Increase directed traffic enforcement in high-collision zones • Promote bicycle and pedestrian safety through community education campaigns • Employee Wellness & Training
• Implement wellness program to support employee health and wellness. • Enhance in-service training focused on de-escalation, bias awareness, and community-based policing.
• Technology & Modernization
• Ongoing assessment of technology needs to improve operations effectiveness.
Significant Changes
Fund
FY
2024/25
Adopted
Budget
FY 2025/26
Proposed
Budget
FY
2026/27
Proposed
Budget
FY24/25
to
FY25/26
Inc/(Dec) Comments
Administration
Personnel
Services 656,239 752,781 787,961 96,542
Increase is due to higher employee cost due to an increase in health insurance, PERS, workers comp and annual equity
adjustments.
Contractual
Services 300,976 233,107 233,107 (67,869)
Decrease is due to the reduction in consulting services, security services, printing and auto repair cost transferred to the Fleet Division.
Materials,
supplies and
Equipment
211,442 82,806 82,806 (128,636)
Decrease is due to the reduction in material and supplies, miscellaneous equipment, and phone services to bring into alignment with actual expenses. In addition, fuel cost were transferred to the Fleet Division.
Dues, Meetings,
Training &
Travel
667,552 167,195 167,195 (500,357) Decrease is due to the reallocation of subscriptions to Public Safety's Operations Division and Support Division.
Fixed Charges 27,792 43,901 45,453 16,109 Increase due to compensated absences expenditures driven by salary changes.
Fixed Assets 60,366 - - (60,366) Decrease is due to the removal of one-time cost for external vest carried forward from the prior fiscal year.
Significant Changes
Fund
FY
2024/25
Adopted
Budget
FY 2025/26
Proposed
Budget
FY
2026/27
Proposed
Budget
FY24/25 to
FY25/26
Inc/(Dec) Comments
Support Services
Personnel
Services 2,523,777 2,953,093 3,129,307 429,316
Increase is due to higher employee cost due to an increase in health insurance, PERS, workers comp and annual equity
adjustments.
Contractual
Services 25,073 84,500 84,500 59,427
Increase is due to the addition of security services for the Evidence Building, Gate and HVAC contract maintenance and contract cleaning services.
Contract
Services
(Intergov’t)
1,218,400 1,362,800 1,362,800 144,400 Increase due to additional cost for police dispatch contract services.
Materials,
Supplies and
Small
Equipment
86,816 42,648 42,648 (44,168)
Decrease is due to the reduction in materials and supplies for the Evidence Building to align with prior years actuals, on-time miscellaneous equipment and reallocation of fuel cost to the fleet division.
Dues, Meetings,
Training & Travel 65,350 343,100 343,100 277,750 Increase is due to the addition of subscriptions and trainingcourses reallocated from Public Safety’s Administration Division.
Significant Changes
Fund
FY
2024/25
Adopted
Budget
FY 2025/26
Proposed
Budget
FY
2026/27
Proposed
Budget
FY24/25 to
FY25/26
Inc/(Dec) Comments
Operations
Personnel
Services 7,846,305 8,974,091 9,531,039 1,127,786
Increase is due to higher employee cost due to an increase in health insurance, PERS, workers comp and annual equity
adjustments. In addition, new budget includes full salaries of sworn positions added in July and October 2024.
Contractual
Services 182,307 63,658 63,658 (118,649)
Decrease is due to the reduction in printing services to align with prior year actual spent, the removal contract cleaning services reallocated to the Public Safety Support Division and auto repair cost reallocated to the Fleet Division.
Materials,
supplies and
Equipment
564,535 210,976 210,976 (353,559)
Decrease is due to the reduction in material and supplies to align with prior year actual spent, one-time miscellaneous equipment purchased in the prior fiscal year and the removal of fuel cost reallocated to the Fleet Division.
Dues, Meetings,
Training &
Travel
128,479 618,082 603,862 489,603 Increase is due to the addition subscriptions reallocated from Public Safety's Administration Division.
Fixed Charges 11,247 17,870 18,419 6,623 Increase is due to compensated absences expenditures driven by salary changes.
Fixed Assets 2,778,208 387,150 - (2,391,058)
Decrease is due to removal of one-time cost for
computer/equipment, technology, upfitting and vehicle
replacement.
Significant Changes
Fund
FY
2024/25
Adopted
Budget
FY 2025/26
Proposed
Budget
FY
2026/27
Proposed
Budget
FY24/25 to
FY25/26
Inc/(Dec) Comments
Community Services
Personnel
Services 1,077,314 1,247,266 1,355,883 169,952
Increase is due to higher employee cost due to an increase in health insurance, PERS, workers comp and annual equity
adjustments.
Materials,
supplies and
Equipment
37,621 26,092 26,092 (11,529)
Decrease is due to the reduction in one-time cost for uniform and protective clothing, miscellaneous equipment and the removal of fuel cost transferred to the Fleet Division.
Dues, Meetings,
Training and
Travel
15,585 32,000 32,000 16,415
Increase is due to the addition Crossroads eCitation and the HLP web licensing software transferred from the Animal Center Division
Significant Changes
Fund
FY
2024/25
Adopted
Budget
FY
2025/26
Proposed
Budget
FY 2026/27
Proposed
Budget
FY24/25 to
FY25/26
Inc/(Dec) Comments
Animal Center
Personnel
Services 670,951 978,422 1,082,953 307,471
Increase is due to the addition of an Animal Center Assistant to assist with the operations at the Animal Center. In addition, and the annual increases to retirement, healthcare, and COLA, have contributed to the increases.
Contractual
Services 76,569 171,670 101,670 95,101 Increase is due to the addition HVAC contract maintenance andrepairs to buildings, asphalt and turf.
Materials,
supplies and
Equipment
70,684 47,328 45,328 (23,356) Decrease is due to moving vehicle maintenance and repair and fuel to the new Fleet Division.
Dues, Meetings,
Training and
Travel
19,809 11,500 11,500 (8,309) Decrease is due to the removal of HLP web licensing software transferred to Public Safety’s Community Services Division.
Fixed Charges 11,052 15,012 15,590 3,960 Increase is due to compensated absences expenditures driven by salary changes.
Fixed Assets 50,726 - 150,050 (50,726) Decrease is due the removal of one-time cost for technology, upfitting and vehicle replacement.
Significant Changes
Fund
FY
2024/25
Adopted
Budget
FY 2025/26
Proposed
Budget
FY
2026/27
Proposed
Budget
FY24/25 to
FY25/26
Inc/(Dec) Comments
Traffic Safety (Fund 2070)
Contractual
Services 14,000 29,000 29,000 15,000
Increase is due to the addition traffic survey consulting services, motorcycle and equipment repair contract
maintenance.
Materials,
Supplies and
Small
Equipment
6,500 2,500 2,500 (4,000) Decrease is due to the reduction of traffic enforcement materials and supplies.
Dues, Meetings,
Training and
Travel
7,850 11,900 11,900 4,050 Increase is due to the addition commercial enforcement training courses.
Fixed Assets 30,000 12,000 12,000 (18,000) Decrease is due to the reduction of one-time purchase of traffic enforcement equipment in prior fiscal year.
Department of Justice (Fund 2220)
Materials,
Supplies and
Small
Equipment
129,007 100,000 100,000 (29,007) Decrease is due to removal of one-time cost for external vest carried forward from the prior fiscal year.
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