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Yuma City Code Text Amendment: Civilian Accident Investigators
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Summary Recommendation
Amend Title 3, Chapter 32 (Yuma City Code §§ 32-45 through 32-49) for clarity and compliance with State law. (YPD) (Thomas Garrity)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
This text amendment ensures the City is Safe and Prosperous and Respected and Responsible by updating the City Code to comply with State law and provide for civilian employees of the Yuma Police Department to handle certain traffic matters.
REPORT:
The Yuma Police Department employs civilians to respond to and investigate traffic accidents and issue traffic related citations and complaints. There is a shortage of sworn police officers nationwide and the availability of civilian employees to respond to low level incidents is critical to ensuring YPD has sufficient staff to respond to and investigate events occurring within the community. Having civilian personnel that are available to respond relieves the burden from sworn personnel, freeing sworn officers to respond to emergencies and high-risk incidents.
A.R.S. § 28-627 grants the City the authority to employ civilian personnel to respond to and investigate specific, enumerated traffic related matters. The last update to the City Code relating to the Civilian Accident Investigators was adopted in 1986. An update is necessary to ensure the City is in compliance with State law, does not exceed the authority granted by the State, accepts all authority granted by the State, and is able to continue to employee civilian traffic personnel.
The proposed text amendment contains all authorities granted by the State for “unarmed police aides” and “traffic investigators,” and combines them into one position entitled “Civilian Traffic Investigator.”
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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STATE FUNDS: |
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$ 0.00 |
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$ 0.00 |
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$ 0.00 |
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$ 0.00 |
FUNDING: ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP |
TOTAL $ 0.00
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☐ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
02/25/2025 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
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Richard W. Files |
02/24/2025 |