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Mobility Response Teams & SafeClear Program December 13, 2010

Mobility Response Teams & SafeClear Program December 13, 2010. Houston Police Department Joseph A. Fenninger, CFO & Deputy Director Lt. Wendy Baimbridge. Mobility Response Team. 36 (budgeted) civilian Mobility Service Officers (MSOs)

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Mobility Response Teams & SafeClear Program December 13, 2010

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  1. Mobility Response Teams &SafeClear ProgramDecember 13, 2010 Houston Police Department Joseph A. Fenninger, CFO & Deputy Director Lt. Wendy Baimbridge

  2. Mobility Response Team 36 (budgeted) civilian Mobility Service Officers (MSOs) MSO’s responsibilities - direct/mobilize and perform duties otherwise performed by classifieds when: - Signals malfunction - Accidents occur - Fires or utilities (power lines) interfere with flows - Special events (Rockets, Astros, parades, Final Four) - Provide directions to citizens - Write parking tickets - face value, Nov. tickets - $42,000 2

  3. Mobility Response TeamFunding Issues & Near Term Solution Original METRO funds established in PWE Fund 2304 designed for 5 year MRT program, expire end of FY11. Funds 24 MSOs and equipment. Additional DARLEP funds ($600,000 annually) funded 12 more MSOs and equipment. DARLEP funding is available for balance of FY11, but not beyond. Latest info: PWE has now determined that Fund 2304 will have sufficient FY11 ending balances to support the MRT program to year-end FY12. 3

  4. SafeClear – Funding IssuesAnnual Sources: Metro $2,889,352 + GF $389,352 = $3,278,704

  5. SafeClear – Program Developments Cap total tow payments: FY11 savings = $497,107 Transfer tow authorization function to METRO – effective January 1, 2011 - METRO absorbs function without staff increases - Transfer reduces the second half of SafeClear program’s FY11 labor costs by $744,505

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