Public Safety Sales Tax Update
(Measure O/H)
Public Safety Subcommittee
October 24, 2023
1 Scott Westrope, Fire Chief
John Cregan, Police Chief
Jeff Tibbetts, Deputy Director – Rec & Parks
Fire Department
Measure O currently funds the hiring of additional firefighters and deployment of additional paramedic units throughout the City with the following 10.0 Fire Positions:
• 3.0 Paramedic Captains
• 3.0 Paramedic Engineers
• 3.0 Paramedic Firefighters
• 1.0 Training Captain
• In addition to the 10.0 FTE’s above, it also includes partial funding (25%) of EMS Division Chief to oversee all aspects of the EMS Program Measure O funds are designated for construction and strategic relocation of fire stations. Historically, Measure O has helped fund the following:
• Built Stations 5, 10 and 11
• Funding for future relocation of Station 8 (Roseland) and funding for the future construction of Station 9 (Southeast)
• Funding for the replacement of portable buildings at Station 11 with a permanent structure
2 Fire Department
Measure O funds are also used for the purchase of specialized equipment for emergency response. Since inception, the following apparatus and accessory vehicle purchases were funded:
• 55 dual band mobile radios and eight mobile repeaters • Two Type-I fire engines
• Type-III wildland fire engine
• Four command vehicles
• Swift Water Rescue Trailer
3 Police Department
Measure O Funded Positions
11 Sworn FTE
• 1 Lieutenant
• 1 Sergeant (added 1 new Sergeant in FY 23/24)
• 9 Police Officers
5 Civilian FTE
• 2 Field and Evidence Technicians
• 1 Community Services Officer
• 1 Communications Supervisor
• 1 Police Technician 4
Police Department
• Enhanced patrol services
• Increased traffic safety and violence reduction
efforts
• Allows for expansion of Downtown Enforcement
Team-including the DET substation in the
downtown Transit Mall
• Sideshow enforcement/prevention
• Ghost guns seizures
5 Police Department
• Increased community engagement and
collaboration with the Santa Rosa Violence
Prevention Partnership
• Dedicated Lieutenant overseeing special
events, Traffic, Incident Management, and
Citywide homeless response
• Country Summer, Sonoma County Fair,
Wednesday Night Market
6 VPP
7 Measure O Funded Positions
4 FTE
• 1 Program Manager
• 1 Administrative Analyst (CHOICE)
• 1 Community Outreach Specialist (Outreach & Training) • 1 Senior Administrative Assistant
Non-Measure O Positions
2 FTE
• 2 Community Outreach Specialists (Limited Term)
• Sonoma County Probation (GPS Program)
• PG&E Settlement Funds (Street Outreach & Crisis
Response)
VPP
8 Current Programming
• Guiding People Successfully (funded by Probation)
• FY 22-23: 20 Probation youth and 119 non-Probation youth served • CHOICE Grant Program
• 8 agencies funded at $750,000/year
• 9 mini-grants provided
VPP
9 Current
Programming, cont.
• Crisis Response
• Montgomery High School
• Community Wellness
Popups
• Street Outreach
• Life Skills Classes
• Outreach and Training
• Seminar
Questions?
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