Chif Details Police Overhaul

Chief Details Police Overhaul

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BS Ranch Perspective:

The hiring of part time employee's is an idea that is good because it is an idea where he doesn't have to pay for benefits for the employee and they either dream of working for the Police Department in a Full Time status so that they can get those Benefits, or they look to other agencies that use the same type of position but in a full time status! It is those people that will be leavening and they will be in a constant state of hireling part time parking employee's, again being short of employee's allows the tickets to move into the department slow, and the position that they have open be filled slow!!

I have to say that it is a method of saying that you are Trying to loose way or Trying to stop smoking!! Those that try will not do, those that do do. Those that try, well they just try!! Kling is going to try to content with the parking problem, and not Do anything about it. other then try and deal with it!!

I am unable to comment on any other changes as there is not any other changes out lined in this message. Is the other Captain position being filled to you have applicants being accepted to the position. Are you doing backgrounds, have you interviewed someone for the position yet. What is it that you are looking for in the next Capt..

When is the next Captain position going to be filled, are you actively filling the other Officer position's that are open and how is that going?

Please chief I want to know??

BS Ranch

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Chief details police overhaul

RIALTO: His analysis, presented to the council, touts safety, service and professionalism.

10:00 PM PDT on Friday, October 20, 2006

By MASSIEL LADRÓN DE GUEVARA
The Press-Enterprise

Redefining the direction and purpose of the Rialto Police Department and making improvements throughout the organization will be the focus for the next six months, Chief Mark Kling said.

To get there, improvements are needed in recruitment, police dispatch, animal control, parking enforcement and purchasing, he said.

The goal is to make the department structurally sound, professional, courteous and accountable, Kling wrote in a first-30-day analysis presented to the Rialto City Council this week.

The ongoing commitment to Rialto residents is to make neighborhoods safe, improve delivery of service and provide a feeling of confidence, he said.

"We're taking this in steps, with this being a step for the next six months," Kling said.

The department is recommending a salary increase for the police dispatch division, which is understaffed, to attract and retain qualified personnel, Kling said.

Hiring human resources employees assigned to the Police Department will facilitate recruitment because of the many candidates processed, he said.

The current structure of the animal control division, which is overseen by a traffic division supervisor, is problematic and lacks effective supervision, Kling said. A nonsworn supervisor needs to be hired, he said.

Restructuring the division will free time and personnel to deliver other police services, he said.

A consistent program is needed for parking enforcement to decrease blight and address concerns with street sweeping and illegal parking, he said.

Hiring part-time employees to focus on parking issues will move the department in that direction, Kling said.

Exchanging a law enforcement technician position for a purchasing position will improve efficiency in that area, he said.

Whether the plan is in place in six months depends on the council's response, Kling said. The council will have to approve some of the changes.

"I'm encouraged by what I have heard from them so far," he said.

Mayor Grace Vargas said she is grateful for the plan.

"I like the end result of the department's purpose, but what I like most is we'll have safe neighborhoods, a feeling of confidence and improved service delivery," Vargas said. "This is a great plan...We are going forward and we will be safe soon."

Reach Massiel Ladrón De Guevara at 909-806-3054 or mdeguevara@PE.com