2015/04/08 Council Agenda Packet

0 SCOPE OF WORK • The City is seeking input from experts in the operations and management of law enforcement agencies on the following issues: 1. Analysis of the Everett Police Department's existing operational and management model.Are there different models by which EPD might provide its law enforcement and crime prevention services in a more • efficient manner, from a response time, staff deployment, and/or financial perspective? 2. Analysis of operational and budgetary trade-offs. As the City continues to face General Government budget challenges are there opportunities to provide law enforcement and crime prevention services at a lower cost while still maintaining industry standards?Alternatively, what are the service trade-offs if operational or management changes need to be made in response to these budget challenges? How can Everett maximize effectiveness within these budget constraints? 3. Analysis of criminal justice alternatives. Are there other less costly alternatives to arrest, prosecute and incarcerate model that do not jeopardize public safety? 4. Analysis of current police facilities. Are there operational inefficiencies due to the current physical location and layout of police facilities,to include precincts, property room, impound yard, police firing range, and decentralized units(Code Enforcement and Special Investigations Units)? Is the Police Department providing the best possible access and response to its citizens with its current facilities? 5. Analysis of Police Department's utilization of technology. Is the department leveraging the most current proven technology to provide efficient and effective police service to its citizens? The City anticipates that described work will be divided into three phases.This solicitation will select a consultant based on the entire scope of all work.The Consultant must respond to and be prepared for all three phases of the work. Note, however, that the City reserves the right to modify the phases of work as required to fulfill the City's needs. Implementation and duration of each phase will be negotiated with the selected consultant. Phase I. • Preliminary Analysis of Police Department Operations and Management and Identification of Short-and Long-Term Opportunities During Phase I, the consultant will conduct a preliminary analysis of the Police Department's management and operations. The consultant will conduct fact-gathering meetings with city administration, police command staff members, prosecutor's office, business and neighborhood representatives, labor representatives from EPOA, EPMA and AFSCME and may solicit input from other internal department staff as well as community members. The consultant is encouraged to job shadow within the different divisions of the Police Department in order to gain a full understanding of the nature and volume of work. The selected consultant will inspect all Police/Criminal Justice facilities to include Police substations, property room, firing range, fleet parking, dispatch center, courts and jail. This will serve as the basis for future analysis of the Police Department. During Phase I the consultant will also conduct an opportunity analysis to identify short-term and longer-term opportunities for cost, management and operational efficiencies at the Everett Police Department for future analysis and review in Phases II and III. a) The consultant should conduct an impartial, third-party data-driven analysis on all items, and should rely on evidence-based practices and law enforcement theory to devise and evaluate all short-term and long- term efficiency proposals. b) The Phase I Report will include a preliminary analysis of Police Department management and operations which will serve as a baseline assessment of the Police Department's organizational and management DRAFT RFQ 2015-0xx Police Department Assessment-Pale 4 of II 5