City Manager’s Office August 21, 2020 Anne Grandlund, Foreperson

R2

The City/Town Councils of Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, El Cerrito, Hercules, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek should consider identifying funds to study the cost/benefit of a countywide screening for police officer positions, to avoid replication of these steps while allowing each city police department to select and evaluate candidates, by June 30, 2021. Response: This recommendation will not be implemented. It is not practical and is not equitable. Each city pays differently, has different hiring standards, and offers a different work environment from the others. All things not being equal, this plan would become a recruiting tool for the highest paid cities and against the lower paid cities.

R3

The City/Town Councils of Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, El Cerrito, Hercules, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek should consider directing their police departments to apply annually, or when offered in 2021, to the Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program, which provides funding for hiring additional officers, by June 30, 2021. CITY HALL 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Telephone (510) 215-4305 Fax (510) 215-4379 http://www.el-cerrito.org 2 CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE Response: This recommendation will not be implemented. The El Cerrito Police Department has received grants for hiring in the past, however grants have ending dates and are considered one-time sources of funding. Since personnel represents ongoing as opposed to one-time costs, after the grant period ends, the position would be unfunded unless action was taken by the City to allocate money from the General Fund. Additionally, the Department does not have an employee dedicated to grant writing.

R4

The City/Town Councils of Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, El Cerrito, Hercules, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek should consider identifying funds to increase the number of authorized sworn officers to fill understaffed units, such as traffic patrol and school resource officers, by June 30, 2021. Response: This recommendation will not be implemented. The City is facing extreme financial challenges, including those related to the COVID-19 public health crisis, and does not have the funding available to fill positions at this time. Further, the City’s School Resource Officer program has been discontinued due to actions taken by the West Contra Costa Unified School District.