(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this section, the Department of Police (“Department”), in consultation with the Deputy Mayor for Community Safety, shall identify and enter into an agreement with a qualified third party to conduct a comprehensive staffing analysis.
(b) The comprehensive staffing analysis will include Department-wide staffing levels and workforce allocation analysis in every Department bureau and unit and at every rank, including sworn and civilian members, to help ensure that the Department has sufficient staffing and efficient workforce allocation.
(c) The Department shall provide quarterly updates on the progress of the third party’s work to the Mayor and the full City Council no later than March 1, 2024; June 1, 2024; September 1, 2024; and December 1, 2024.
(d) The third party shall complete the comprehensive staffing analysis and deliver a written report and recommendations to the Department within one year of the execution of the agreement described in section (a) above. The Department shall deliver a complete copy of the written report and recommendations to the Mayor, the full City Council, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, and the Office of Public Safety Administration within 10 days of receipt. The Department shall also release a complete copy of the written report and recommendations to the public within 10 days of receipt.
(e) A joint committee consisting of the Committee on Police and Fire and the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight shall hold a hearing to take place within 30 days of the released report and recommendations.
(f) The comprehensive staffing analysis shall develop a data-driven allocation methodology inclusive of the requirements of consent decree paragraph 356, or any succeeding requirements, that shall be used moving forward to adjust Department staffing at least once a year, no later than April 1.
(Added Coun. J. 2-21-24, p. 9655, § 1)