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AGENDA
Public Safety Committee Regular Meeting
3:00 PM - Monday, April 25, 2016
Council Conference Room, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. RMC 10.10.3U
Regarding parking next to mailboxes
a) AB - 1635
2. POLICE HIRING BONUSES & BENEFITS FOR LATERAL OFFICERS
a) AB - 1640
3. EMERGING ISSUES
AB - 1635
City Council Regular Meeting - 11 Apr 2016
SUBJECT/TITLE: Amending the Renton Municipal Code regarding parking next to
mailboxes
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Public Safety Committee
DEPARTMENT: Police
STAFF CONTACT: Chad Karlewicz, Commander
EXT.: 7640
FISCAL IMPACT:
Expenditure Required: $ N/A Transfer Amendment: $ N/A
Amount Budgeted: $ N/A Revenue Generated: $ N/A
Total Project Budget: $ N/A City Share Total Project: $ N/A
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
In an effort to address resident's concerns and complaints about vehicles blocking mailboxes and preventing
mail/parcel deliveries, an amendment to City Code 10-10-3.U is required. The proposed amendment will
reflect the current delivery schedule of the USPS, which has greatly expanded since this Renton Municipal
Code was last revised. In addition, the proposed amendments will clarify what constitutes a violation of the
Code by providing a definitive area and measurements from a mailbox in which a vehicle is prohibited from
parking.
EXHIBITS:
A. Draft Ordinance
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve recommended amendment to Renton Municipal Code 10-10-3.U
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING RMC 10‐
10‐3.U, OF CHAPTER 10, PARKING REGULATIONS, OF TITLE X (TRAFFIC),
ACCOMMODATING DAILY UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERIES BY
DISALLOWING PARKING WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) FEET OF RESIDENTIAL MAIL
BOXES.
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service now conducts some deliveries seven (7)
days per week; and
WHEREAS, the hours of delivery on any delivery day have expanded since the city
enacted its current ordinance regulating parking near residential mailboxes; and
WHEREAS, the time limitations to enforce parking regulations near mailboxes, as they
appear in our current ordinance, are no longer effective due to the expansion of services by the
postal service; and
WHEREAS, the police department has received an increased number of complaints
regarding parked vehicles blocking mailboxes; and
WHEREAS, an express number of feet distance from a mailbox is easier to enforce than
the current language;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsection 10‐10‐3.U, Parking Next to Mail Boxes, of Chapter 10, Parking
Regulations, of Title X (Traffic) of the Renton Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows:
U. Parking Next To Mail Boxes: No person shall park directly adjacent to a
curbside, next to within fifteen feet (15’) of any clearly visible residential mail
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ORDINANCE NO. ________
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box, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on any day of scheduled mail delivery by
the United States Postal Service.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
(30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _______ day of ___________________, 2016.
Jason A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this _______ day of _____________________, 2016.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication:
ORD:1916:3/25/16:scr
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AB - 1640
City Council Regular Meeting - 11 Apr 2016
SUBJECT/TITLE: Increased Bonus Pay and Benefits for Lateral Officer Applicants
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Public Safety Committee
DEPARTMENT: Police
STAFF CONTACT: Kevin Milosevich, Police Chief
EXT.: 7503
FISCAL IMPACT:
Expenditure Required: $ (see below) Transfer Amendment: $ N/A
Amount Budgeted: $ N/A Revenue Generated: $ N/A
Total Project Budget: $ N/A City Share Total Project: $ N/A
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The Department has two options for filling officer vacancies. One of them is to hire entry level officers and
send them to the academy. The other option is to hire experienced officers from our state or any other state
in the nation. These experienced officers are called “Lateral Officers” and require a substantial less amount of
time to be deployed as a fully functional officer.
In the State of Washington, an entry level officer attends the Basic Law Enforcement Academy for 18 weeks
upon initial hire date. The Department typically assigns a hire date four weeks prior to the start of the
academy. Once the candidate successfully completes the basic academy they begin a two week post academy
training at the Department. The post-academy training is then followed by an additional 18 weeks of field
training before the officer can be on his/her own. In a perfect scenario, it takes approximately 42 weeks upon
the initial hire date until the officer is filling a position in patrol as a fully functional officer.
Currently, due to a lack of budget at the state level and an increase in hiring statewide, there is a five month
back log of gaining admittance to the academy. Departments cannot submit a candidate’s name for an
academy position until the candidate has passed the entire hiring process.
We have delayed the hire date of entry level officers to reduce the amount of down time between the hire
date and the academy date, but if we delay too long the candidates will take a position with another agency
willing to hire them earlier in the process. With the current budget crisis at the basic academy, we may have
officers on the payroll for three to four months prior to attending the academy.
The typical training required of a lateral officer consists of the two-week orientation followed by 12-18 weeks
of field training. This allows us to deploy an officer within 14-20 weeks upon hire date.
As of today the Department has:
Six unfilled officer positions;
Two officers have been hired and are waiting an assignment to an academy class; and
AGENDA ITEM #2. a)
Four officers who have been given a job offer and are waiting for a hire date in the very near future.
The Department currently has a bonus program for lateral officers consisting of a $2,500 payment upon hire
date and a second $2,500 payment upon completion of their one year probation.
I am proposing increasing the bonus to a $5,000 payment upon hire date and a second $5,000 payment upon
completion of their one year probation. In addition to the increase in the bonus payment is a requested
increase in their leave banks. I am requesting a lateral officer be given forty hours of personal leave and forty
hours of sick leave upon hire date.
In reality, the Department is saving approximately twenty-two weeks of compensation by hiring a lateral
officer in exchange for $5,000 and eighty hours of leave time. I believe that adjusting the compensation for
lateral officers will increase the applicant pool for the Department and will allow us to deploy officers in the
field at a much faster rate.
EXHIBITS:
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the proposed change in compensation and benefits for lateral officers.
AGENDA ITEM #2. a)