Body cameras and police hiring to be discussed at the Santa Ana Public Safety meeting on 9/27

PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL MEETING

September 27, 2016, 4:30 P.M.

City Hall Ross Annex, Conference Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California

AGENDA ITEMS

1. Approval of Minutes of the 2-22-16 Meeting

2. City Surplus Budget Review (Surplus Budget Presentation) – Francisco Gutierrez, Exec. Director, Finance and Management Services Agency {Strategic Plan Goal No. 4, 3b and 3c}

3. Police Officer Body Cameras ( Project Update) – Commander Jason Viramontes {Strategic Plan Goal No.1, 1f and 3b}

4. Customer Service Improvements Related to Police Operations (Innovation and efficiency to improve customer service throughout the Police Department.) – Commander Jose Gonzalez {Strategic Plan Goal No.1, 1 and Goal 7, 1}

5. Community Oriented Policing (Update on Community Survey) – Commander Ken Gominsky {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1,1a}

6. Police Officer Hiring (Update on Recruitment and Hiring of Police Officers) – Police Admin. Manager Robert Carroll {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, 1i}

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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