REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Police Department's Recommendation to Name the Police Building's Temporary Holding Facility as the "Carla Munoz Temporary Holding Facility" [Council Pillar - Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
The Police Building includes a Temporary Holding Facility to house detainees for up to 24 hours while 1) booking paperwork is being processed, 2) transportation is being arranged to an appropriate facility, 3) a police interview is being conducted and/or 4) a temporary protected environment is necessary (e.g. sobering, etc.).
Carla Munoz began her career with the City of Santa Clara in 1975 volunteering as a Police Cadet. From February 1998 to November 1999, she worked as-needed as a Law Clerk I. In November 1999, she was hired full-time as a Community Service Officer. In March 2000, she promoted to the Police Department's first ever Jail Service Officer (JSO).
JSOs manage the Temporary Holding Facility and are the custodial personnel responsible to supervise detainees. JSOs fingerprint and photograph arrestees in the booking process, conduct searches and inventory of property, maintain all detention records, monitor building security, participate in facility inspections and audits, release prisoners, lead tours and support the customer services needs at the front desk. JSOs are certified to utilize specialized equipment, and Carla served as a trainer for many of the devices used in the Temporary Holding Facility.
During her career, she was instrumental in developing internal policies guided by State and federal mandates. In addition, she served on the advisory committee for the design, planning and operation of the Temporary Holding Facility in Levi's Stadium which opened in 2014.
Outside of work, Carla was very generous with her time. She was a fixture at Special Olympics and Police Activities League (P.A.L.) events and was instrumental in establishing the P.A.L. G...
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