Public Safety Committee
September 26, 2023
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Darren Allison
City Administrator Interim Chief, OPD
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL – Quarterly Police
Staffing Report
(1st Quarter)
DATE: September 14, 2023
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report Of Oakland Police Department’s Q1 2023 Staffing
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
OPD’s first quarter 2023 Staffing Report was scheduled for the September 12, 2023, Public Safety Committee meeting. Councilmember Ramachandran requested that the number of officers on leave and their leave duration be included in a supplemental report for the Public Safety Committee meeting when the item returns to the committee on September 26, 2023.
Below shows the total for sworn employees currently on long-term leave in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Types of Leave and Number of Sworn Employees
Type of leave
Number of sworn
employees
Medical1 49
Administrative2 19
Military3 2
Total 70
1 On-Duty Illness/Injury: An illness/injury defined generally as a health condition that is a result of an on-duty injury or exposure and which restricts members or employees from performing their regularly assigned duties.
Off-Duty Illness/Injury: An illness/injury defined generally as a health condition that is not a result of an on-duty injury or exposure, but which restricts members or employees from performing their regularly assigned duties.
Extended Illness/Injury: Any on-/off-duty illness/injury defined as the status of a member or employee absent from duty for 15 consecutive calendar days or more.
2 Temporarily suspends an employee of their job responsibilities. The employee is asked to remain at home during regular work hours but continues to receive regular pay and benefits.
3 An employee taking a leave of absence to perform military performance. Commences upon receiving notification of military mobilization or orders to active duty.
Sep 20, 2023
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL – Quarterly Police Staffing Report (1st Quarter) Date: September 14, 2023 Page 2
Public Safety Committee
September 26, 2023
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report Of Oakland Police Department’s Q1 2023 Staffing
For questions regarding this report, please contact Amber Fuller, Acting HR Manager, at [email protected].
Reviewed by:
Kiona Suttle, Deputy Director
OPD, Bureau of Services
Amber Fuller,
Acting Human Resources Manager
OPD, Human Resources Section
Prepared by:
Tracey Jones, Police Services Manager
OPD, Research and Planning Unit