HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2002-030A N.C.S. 02/25/2002 Resolution No.2002-030~.C.S.
2 of the City of Petaluma, California
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RESOLUTION AUTIIORIZING TIIE CITY MANAGER TO ADD ONE
6 POLICE SERGEANT AND ONE POLICE OFFICER TO TIIE PETALI.TMA
~ POLICE DEPARTMENT'S TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT
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9 WI-IEREAS, the Petaluma City Council, on behalf of the citizen of this community, has
to established traffic safety as a priority; and
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t2 WIIEREAS, the Petaluma Police Department, in keeping with this priority, established
13 a Traffic Safety Program in 1997 and received financial support from the California
t4 Office of Traffic Safety to create the Petaluma Police Department's. Traffic Unit; and
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l6 WIEIEREAS, since 1997 the demands placed upon the Police Department to respond to
l~ issues related to Traffic Safety and enforcement have continued to grow considerably;
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20 WFIEREAS, incidents of fatal and injury collisions and collisions wherein alcohol
2l consumption is an associated factor remain abnormally high; and
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z3 WIIEREAS, the Petaluma Police Department has prepared a comprehensive Traffic
24 Safety program designed to combat traffic collisions and incidents of D.U.I. with
2s financial support amounting to $149,983.36; and
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27 WIIEREAS, an essential component of the aforementioned program includes an
2s increase in Traffic Unit staffing in the form of one Police Sergeant and one Police
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3t NOW, TIIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby
3z authorized to hire one Police Sergeant and one Police Officer for the purpose of adding
33 these positions to the existing Petaluma Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit.
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Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resoh~tion was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (Adjourned) (Special) meeting ~o
on the .........~~t~.......... day of Februar 02 '
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following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Cader-Thompson, Maguire, O'Brien, Mayor Thompson, Torliatt
NOES: Moynihan
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Healy
ATTEST:
City Clerk ° Mayor
Council File
Res. No....... 2002-030A.....v.C.s.