REPORT TO SALARY SETTING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Discussion and Possible Action to Set the Salary for the position of Police Chief (Job Code 141)
Report
BACKGROUND
The Police Chief (Job Code 141) position is an elected position under City Charter Section 600. City Municipal Code Section 2.80.015 requires the Commission to set the Police Chief's compensation on July 1, 2019 and every two years thereafter. Charter Section 702 provides that salaries so established by the Commission shall not exceed one hundred ten percent (110%) of the previous figure.
DISCUSSION
Police Chief (Job Code 141)
City Charter Section 906 sets forth the duties for the position of Police Chief.
The Chief of Police shall have power and be required to:
(a) Preserve the public peace;
(b) Execute and return all process issued to him/her by legal authority; and
(c) Exercise all the powers that are now or may hereafter be conferred upon sheriffs and other police officers by the laws of the State. (Amended by electors at an election held March 7, 2000, Charter Chapter 11 of the State Statutes of 2000)
The current Charter Section 701.1 was adopted in 2000 (Measure I) and introduced the requirement that the Chief of Police be able to satisfy the state law qualification requirements imposed upon candidates for County Sheriff. Prior to the 2000 election, the only requirements were that the Chief of Police be a City resident and qualified registered voter. The requirements of the state law are not stringent. Government Code Section 24004.3 sets forth the requirements for County Sheriff as follows:
(1) An active or inactive advanced certificate issued by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(2) One year of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience, and possesses a master's degree from an accredited college or university.
(3) Two years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience, and possesses a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
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