HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1283 1989-04-17
I
I
I
WHEREAS ,
WHEREAS ,
,
ORDINArrn ~1J!-lI3r:n //28~
AN ORDINANCE OF 'l'f1E CITY Cour~IL OF 'mE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH FSTABLISHIllG PENAL CODE l'lECUIRDlENTS RELATING
'IO THE SELOCTION AND TRAINHlG STANDI\RDS OF PUBLIC
~ DISPATCHERS.
Penal Code Section 13510 has been amended to require the
Camnission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
(POST) to establish minimum selection and training
standards for local public safety dispatchers.
the Commission adopted standards which will become
effective on January 1, 1989, requiring public safety
dispatchers hired after the date a local agency joins
the program to oomplete:
1. ,A thorough background investigation;
2. A medical examination;
3. An evaluation of oral communication skills;
4. Satisfactory completion of a POST certified, 80
hour Basic Oomplaint/Dispatcher Course within l2
months of date of hire;
5. A minimum of 12 months probation;
NOW, 'niEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
SECTION 4.
SECTION 5.
Pursuant to Section 1351C(c), Chapter 1 of the
California Penal Code, the Seal Beach Police Department
shall adhere to standards for recruitment and training
established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards
and Training (POST) for public safety dispatchers.
The City of Seal Beach desires to receive aid [rom the
State of California under provisions of Section 13522,
Chapter 1, Title 4, Part 4, of the California Penal
Code.
Pursuant to Section 13512, Chapter 1, of the California
Penal Code, the Commission and its rerresentatives may
make such inquiries as deemed appropriate by the
Commission to ascertain that the Seal Beach Police
Department public safety dispatcher personnel adhere to
standards for selection and training established by the
COmmission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Resolution Number 3832 adopted January 3, 1989 is hereby
repealed .
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this Ordinance and cause same to be published as
required by law, and the same shall take effect as
provided by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND AOOPTID b
Beach, c~rnia, at a reg ar
'~_ day of
he City Council of the City of Seal
e~i g thereof held on the
, 1989.
~~u~
Ordinance Number ~~
_ l11nl~\\\.
.JI:'..:F' ~ SEA L 8''''''
,~O ";'a'O~#of"q',~
18 ,+,oa "4'#;.~
J.. ~\~
10: get
'._':0 o';~~
1'P\~ ."..O~.
~tQ"...o.t. ,q'''z..p,~
~ ~;;.o~~~:.rt.,.....y
"l\\\~Nrf . ......$
11..1
I
ATl'EST:
Clerk
ATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNIY OF' ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL EEAnI )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance is an original copy of
Ordinanc !lumber ItflB' on file in~9ffice of the City Clerk,
intr c at, a meeting held on the day of
, 1989, and sse, approved and adopted by the
City Cl of the City of al neach at a meeting thereof held on the
day of ., 1989 by the following
vote.
AYES: COuncilrncrnber
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmernbers
and do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number ;I~l?~ has been
published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number
2836.
I
I
I
I
I
Ordinance;Number ~~~
Attachment A
LAW
Penal Code Section 13510
(a) For the purpose of raising the level of competence of local law
enforcement officers, the commission shall adopt, and may, from time to time
amend, rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and
moral fitness, which shall govern the recruitment of any city police officers,
peace officer members of a county sheriff's office, marshals or deputy marshals
of a municipal court, reserve officers as defined in subdivision (a) of
Section 830.6, policemen of a district authorized by statute to maintain a
police department, regularly employed and paid inspectors and investigators of
a district attorney's office as defined in Section 830.1 who conduct criminal
investigati,ons" or peace officer members of a district, in any city, county,
city and county, or district receiving state aid pursuant to this chapter, and
shall adopt, and may, from time to time amend, rules establishing minimum
standards for training of city police officers, peace officer members of
county sheriff's offices, mars~a1s or deputy marshals of a municipal court,
reserve officers as defined ir. subdivision (a) of Section 830.6, policemen of
a district authorized by statute to maintain a police department, regularly
employed and paid inspectors and investigators of a district attorney's office
as defined in Section 830.1 who conduct criminal investigations, and peace
officer members of a district which shall apply to those cities, counties,
cities and counties, and districts receiving state aid pursuant to this
chapter. . . .
(b)
....
(c) For the purpose of raising the level of competence of local public safety
dispatchers, the commission shall adopt and may, from time to time amend,
rules establishing minimum standards relating to the recruitment and training
of local public safety dispatchers having a primary responsibility for
providing dispatching services for local law enforcement agencies described in
subdivision (a), which standards shall apply to those cities, counties, cities
and counties, and districts receiving state aid pursuant to this chapter....
As used in this section, "primary responsibility" refers to the performance of
law enforcement dispatching duties for a minimum of 50 percent of the time
worked within a pay period.
Penal Code Section 13525
Any city, county, city and county, or district which desires to receive state
aid pursuant to this chapter for the training of regularly employed and paid
local public safety dispatchers, as described in subdivision (c) of Section
13~10, shall include that request for aid in its application to the commission
pursuant to Section 13522 and 13523.
Ordinance Number ~-'
Attachment B
REGULATIONS.
100~. Definitions
(hI "Department" in the Regular Program is a city police department, a
county sheriff's department, a regional park district, a district
authorized by statute to maintain a police department, the California
Highway Patrol, the University of California Police, the California
State University and Colleges Police, marshals departments, district
attorney offices employing investigators, and Community College
District Police; in the Specialized Program "department" is a
specialized agency, department, division, branch, bureau, unit,
section, office or district that provides investigative or general
law enforcement services; and in the Public Safety Dispatcher Program
and Specialized Public Safety Dispatcher Program, "department" is the
governmental entity which provides the dispatch services.
I
(1) "Full-time Employment" as defined by local charter or ordinance; and,
the employee normally works in excess of 20 hours weekly or 87 hours
monthly; and, the emp}oyee is tenured or has a right to due process
in personnel matters; and, the employee is entitled to workmans
compensation and retirement provisions as are other full-time
employees of the same personnel classification in the department.
(t) "Public Safety Dispatcher" is a non-peace officer who is employed
full time or part time to perform duties which include receiVing
emergency calls for law enforcement service and/or dispatChing law
enforcement personnel.
NOTE: Present (t) through (z) and (aa) will be relettered.
1003. Notice of Appointment/Termination
Whenever a regular, specialized, limited function, or reserve peace officer is
newly appointed, enters a department laterally, terminates, or changes peace
officer status within the same agency, the department shall notify the
Commission within 30 days of such action on the Notice of Appointment/
Termination Form 2-114 (Rev), as prescribed in PAM, Section C-4, "Notice of
Appointment/ Termination." For departments in the Public Safety Dispatcher
Programs, the form shall be submitted whenever a person is appointed,
promoted, reclassified, or transferred to a public safety dispatcher position,
or whenever the person is terminated from a public safety dispatcher position.
1006. Extension of Time Limit for Course Completion
(a) The Commission will grant an extension of time limit for completion
of any course required by Section 1005 or 101B of the Regulations
upon presentation of satisfactory evidence by a department that a
I
· The review and approval process by the Office of Administrative Law must be
completed before the amended Regulations and Procedures take effect.
1006. Extension of Time Limit for Course Completion (continued) III
peace officer or dispatcher is unable to com~lete the.r~quired.c~urse
within the time limit prescribed because.of lllness, lnJury, mllltary
service, or special duty assignment requlred and made in the public
interest of the concerned jurisdiction; or upon presentation.of
evidence by a department that a peace officer or dispatcher lS unable
to complete the required course withi~ the time prescribed. Time,
extensions granted under this sub-sectlon shall not exceed that WhlCh
is reasonable, bearing in mind each individual circumstance.
I
I
.
I
Ordinanbe ~umber /.28-'
.
lulO. Eligibility for Participation
(a) To be eligible for participation in the POST Program, a jurisdiction
or department must adhere to the minimum standards for selection and
training as defjned in Regulations 1002, 1005, and 1009, for every
peace officer, and for every dispatcher employed by a jurisdiction or
department the minimum standards for selection and training as
defined in Regulation IOla. The minimum standards for selection and
training of peace officers and/or public safety dispatchers shall
apply only to Jurisdictions or departments that have pledged to
adhere to these standards.
(b) A jurisdiction or agency shall be ineligible to participate if it:
(I) Employs one or more peace officers or dispatchers who do not
meet the minimum standards for employment; or
(2) Uoes not require that every peace officer or dispatcher
satisfactorily completes the required training as prescribed in
these Regulations; or
(3) Has in its employ any Regular Pro~ram peace officer hired after
January 1, 1971, who has not acqulred the Basic Certificate
within six months after date of completion of 12 months of
satisfactory service from the date first hired as a peace
officer, or as otherwise determined by the Commission in PAM,
Section F-I-5-a; or
Effective upon entry into the Specialized Law Enforcement
Certification Program, has in its employ any specialized peace
officer hired thereafter who has not acquired the Basic
Certificate within six months after date of completion of 12
months of satisfactory service from the date first hired as a
peace officer; or
(4)
(5)
Fails to permit the Commission to make such inquiries and in-
spection of records as may be necessary to verlfy claims for
reimbursement or to determine whether the JuriSdiction or agency
department is, in fact, adhering to the Co~nission's Regulations.
Ic)
.....
1015. Reimbursements
(4) Proportionate Reimbursement
Reimbursements to cities~ counties~ and districts shall be granted by
the Commission in accoraance with ~ection 13523 Penal Code.
(I) Marshals' and district attorneys' departments are included in
the Regular Program for reimbursement even though individual
officers employed by the agencies have retained specialized
peace officer cla3sification.
(2) A jurisdiction that employs limited function peace officers may
be reimbursed for allowable expenses related to attendance of
POST-certified courses.
( b)
.....
(c) Training Expenses Hay Be Claimed Only Once
When a trainee has attended a course certified by the Commission for
whiCh reimbursement has been legally requested and paid, an employing
jurisdiction may not receive reimbursement for subsequent attendance'
by the same trainee of the same course except where attendance of the
course is authorized to be repeated periodically, such as for
Seminars, Advanced Officer Courses, and selected Technical Courses
which deal with laws, court decisions, procedures, techniques and
equipment which are subject to rapid development or change.
Exceptions or special circumstances must be approved by the Executive
Director prior to beginning the training course.
9rdinance Number /cZB3
( d)
(e)
.....
. ....
(f) Reimbursement may be made to a jurisdiction which terminates a Basic
Course trainee, allows a trainee to resign prior to completion of a
certif~ed bas~c course, or if ~he trainee,is unable to complete a
certifled baslc course due to lllness, inJury, or other physical or
academic deficiency, provided the background investigation
requirements have been completed prior to the trainee's appointment
date and the date the course began. The remaining reimbursement
entitlement for those trainees eligible to be re-enrolled, may be
applied to any certified basic course which is subsequently attended.
(g) Reimbursement may be paid to a jurisdiction when a trainee fails a
certified basic course only because of not passing a locally required
training subject(s), but the trainee otherwise satisfactorily
completes the course.
I
1015. Reimbursements (continued)
(h)
When a peace officer trainee has attended a POST-certified basic
course for which reimbursement has been provided, an employing
jurisdiction may receive reimbursement for subsequent attendance of a
POST-certified basic training course by the same trainee who has a
three-year or longer break in service as a peace officer and must be
retrained (Section 1008(b)).
( i)
.....
1018. Public Safety Oispatcher Programs
(a) The Commission shall establish a Public Safety Dispatcher Program for
the purpose of raising the level of competence of public safety I
dispatchers having primary responsibility for providing dispatching
services for local law enforcement agencies listed in subsection (a)
of Penal Code Section 13510. .- '
(b) Specialized Public Safety Dispatcher Program
Any public jurisdiction or agency, other than those described in
Penal Code Section l35l0(a), which employs public safety dispatchers
whose primary responsibility is providing dispatch services for law
enforcement personnel, may participate in the Specialized Public
Safety Dispatcher Program. Such participants shall not be eligible
for reimbursement. All rules and procedures, except reimbursement
provisions, that apply to the Public Safety Dispatcher ,Program shall
also apply to the Specialized Public Safety Dispatcher Program.
(c) Minimum Selection Standards for Public Safety Dispatchers
(1) Every public safety dispatcher shall be subject to the following
requirements:
a) 8ackground Investigation: A thorough background
investigation shall be conducted before hire to verify the
absence of past behavior indicative of unsuitability to
perform public safety dispatcher duties. The background
~nvestigation shall include a check of Department of Motor I'
Vehicle records, and a search of local, state, and
national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal
record. Results of the background investigation shall be
reduced to writing and retained by the department.
~
I
I
I
ordinJhce Number /e2~
b)
Medical Examination: A medical examination shall be
conducted before hire to verify the absence of any medical
condition which would preclude the safe and efficient
performance of dispatcher duties. ' Signed written
verification of the medical examination having been
conducted in accordance with this requirement by a
licensed physician and surgeon, shall be retained by the
department.
Procedures
Commission Procedure E-1
1-4. General Requirements: General requirements relating to reimbursement
are as follows:
6. Non-sworn persons performing police tasks who are to be assigned
or are assigned to the following job classes are eligible,
without prior approval from POST, to attend training courses, as
provided by Regulation Section 1014, that are specific to their
assignments. Job descriptions shall be used to determine those
positions eligible:
Administrative Positions
Cr imi na 11 st
Community Service Officer
Evidence Technician
Fingerprint Technician
Identification Technician
Jailer and Matron
Parking Contr~l Officer
Polygraph Examiner
Records Clerk
Records Supervisor
School Resource Officer
Traffic Director and Control Officer
7. Reimbursement for-training which is not specific to one of the
job classes enumerated in the above paragraph, must be approved
by the Commission on an individual basis prior to the beginning
of the course, providing such information as specified in
Section 1014 of the Regulations.
8. A full-time public safety dispatcher, as defined in Regulation
1001(1) and (t), who is employed by a department or jurisdiction
authorized to participate in the Public Safety Dispatcher
Program by statute, and which is participating, may attend the
POST-certified Basic Complaint/Dispatcher Course required by
Regu1ation'1018, and the jurisdiction may be reimbursed for
allowable training expenses up to the maximum hours listed in
PAM E-4-3. Eligible public safety dispatchers, as specified
above, without prior approval from POST may attend
POST-certified seminars and technical courses which are specific
to their as~ignments, and the jurisdiction may be reimbursed.
Lf such seminars and courses are not specific to their
assignments, reimbursement must be approved by the Commission
prior to attendance of the course. Training expenses shall be
reimbursed only for full-time employees as defined in Regulation
1001(1).
Ordinance Number ~~
c) Oral Communications: Oral communication skills shall be
evaluated before hire to assure the presence of skill
levels commensurate with the performance of dispatcher
duties.
I (d) Minimum training standards for public safety dispatchers
(1) Every public safety dispatcher shall satisfactorily complete the
POST-certified Basic Complaint/Dispatcher Course as set forth in
PAM, Section 0-1-7 before or within 12 months after the date of
appointment, promotion, reclassification, or transfer to a
public safety dispatcher position.
(e) Probation Period
(1) Every public safety dispatcher after hire shall demonstrate
competence in the performance of the duties of a public safety
dispatcher by satisfactory completion of a probationary period
of at least 12 months. Upon entry into the program, departments
with a probation period of less than 12 months, when established
by ordinance, charter, or memorandum of understanding, shall be
granted a waiver of this requirement until a 12-month probation
period can be established.
I
Commission Procedure E-4
4-3. Courses With Maximum Reimbursement Limitations: Subsistence, commuter
lunch, and travel allowances wlll be reimbursed up to the date the maximum
number of weeks is reached; and salary allowances will be reimbursed up to the
maximum number of hours shown for the following courses:
* Basic Course
Basic Complaint/
Dispatcher Course
Marshals and Deputy
Marshals Basic Training
requirement is a
combination of:
* Basic Course and
Bailiff and Civil
Process Course
District Attorney
Inspectors or
Investigators Basic
Training requirement is
a combination of:
* Basic Course and 8.55/342
Investigation and
Trial Preparation
Course 2/80
Commission Procedure 0-1
I
1-7 Basic Complaint/Dispatcher Course. The Basic Complaint/Dispatcher Course I
contains the following Functional Areas and minimum hours. This course
provides instruction regarding entry-level skills and knowledge to personnel
whose duties include receiving emergency calls for services and dispatching
law enforcement personnel. With prior POST approval, flexibility shall be
granted to adjust hours between functional areas.
I
I
I
'-
Ordinance Number ~-2~
Functional Areas:
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
.
Professional Orientation
Administration of Justice
Legal Aspects
Telephone Procedures
Radio Procedures
Dispatch Practicals (Role-play exercise)
Stress Management
Telecommunications
Basic Emergency Medical Services Dispatching
Unusual Incidents
Examinations
Total Minimum Required Hours
( 4 hours)
( 4 Hours)
(16 Hours)
(10 Hours)
(10 Hours)
(12 Hours)
( 6 Hours)
( 6 Hours)
( 4 Hours)
( 6 Hours)
( 2 Hours)
(80 Hours)
Ordinance Number ~P?tf~
PROOF OF PUBLICA nON
(2015.5 C.e. P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
County of Orange
..~-
I am a citizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years. and not a party to
or Interested in the above-entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the printer of the
."
SEAL BEACH JOURNAL
......................................................
....................................................
a newspaper of general circulation. printed
. WEEKl Y
and published ..................................
. . SEAL BEACH
In the CIty of ..................................
County of Orange, and which news.
paper has been adjudged a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Oran~e. Slate of
2 ~.
California. under thedateof.....:.~:-. 19.J.,.
Case Number .,AB25.81....: that the notice.
of which the annexed is a printed copy (set
in type not smaller than nonpareil). has
been published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not In any
supplement thereof on the following dates.
to-wit:
-ill""
............!!...-;"':.................................
t-;'C~
all in the year 19..1..:.
I _certify (or declare) ur..;er penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is Irue and
correct.
Dated at.... ..~.~~~...~~.~.~~~..................
. C-o., y-.:.
CalifornIa. thIS.....,....daycf..?-.".... 19 ..7
...~~_~~...9....sL23?:..... '" .-.~......
Sig'nature
Frt't! COp't'l ollPh' bl.ank form mol, be Se(loIred 'rom
CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE
BUREAU,INe.
legal Advertising Clearing House
120 WeSI Second 51" Los'Angeles. CalIf 90012
Telephone: 1~131 625.2~':'
PI...U 'fQu,,' Ciel\lERAl P"aol ~I Putl"C",Qr'I
.. ....., ""... "'\1 ...." I~.-
ThiS space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp
I
Proof of Publication of
. ~ ~mX!'\).7~;{... ..~?.'.l'!~.l,.,~....:.! .?-.?:3
In.KI':IW\(\I~
............................................................
SUMMARY. ORDINANCE NUM-
BER 1213
TRAINING STANDARDS. PUBLIC
SAFETY DISPATCHERS
Ordinance Number 1283 of the CIty
of Seal Beach, establishing Penal
Code requirements relating ID the
selection and uaining standards 01
pubDc safety dlspatche,., wu IUro-
duced 81 the regular City Council
meObnQ of April 3, 198Q, Firs'read-
ing of Orcllnance Number 1283 was
approved by Iho foDowing 11010:
AYES: Grgas. Hun~ Laszlo, Risner.
Wilson
NOES: None Mollon oanlod
Ordinance Number 1283 wil receive
second readIng end be ..nsldorod
for adoptiDn at the regular City
Council m...ng of April 17. 1989.
Copios of Ordinsnce Number 1283
are aV81lable at the oftice of the City
Clerk. CIIy Hon, 211 . 8111 StroOI.
Soal Boach: 1OIophono (213) 431-
2527.
DATEOlHIS41h dOl' ofAptI. 198Q.
Joonno M. Voo, CIt, CIortI
CIt,olSooI_
Apnl 13. 198Q
Publlshod in tho Seal Boac:lt Joumal.
I
I
..
I
I
I
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2015.5 C.C. P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the U);,fted States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
or interested In the above.entltled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the printer of the
SEAL BEACH JOURNAL
....................................................
.....................................~..............
a newspaper of general circulation, printed
. WEEKl Y
and published ................. .................
in the City of .....~.~~~...~~.~S~............
County of Orange, and which news-
paper has been adjudged a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior
Court of the County of Orange, State of
California, under the date of... ~.7.~~ 19. ~.5,
Case Number .,AB25.8J....; thallhenotice,
of which the annexed is a printed copy (set
in type not 'smaller than nonpareil!. has
been published in each regJJlar and entire
Issue of said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the following dates,
to.wlt:
.. .., ~..cr? ~... ....... ... I......................
all In the year 19.E,/
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
-'",-ju,-y thaI tile foregoing is !rue and'
correct.
Dated at SEAL BEACII
..........................................
Califor/; this..:./.....day of 4'.7:' 19 l/.
..~h~~.ai~~:.~~...
Free coplcs., ItUI III.nk 'orm m.y lie secured from:
CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE
BUREAU, INC.
Legal Advertising Clearing House
120 We,1 Second sr" los Angeles, Calif. 90012
Telephone: 12131625.2541
PI..,. requ." GENERAL Ptoot 01 Publlcallon
wh... o,de'ln" Ibll lorm.
,
/oZ:J~
Ordinance Number
This space Is for the County Clerk's FIling Stamp
Proof of Publication of
.......................~..................................
)JrA:~. .d:.~d!If:t;,~t-d...... ......
Paste eiiPpln9
of Notice
SECURELY
In This Space
SUMMARY. ORDINANCE
NUMBER 1283
TRAINING STANDARDS. PUBUC
SAFETY DISPATCHERS
Ordlnanc:8 Number 1283 oI"'e City
01 Seal Beach. establishing Penal
Code requirements relatmg to the
selection and training standards of
public safety Cllspatcher.. received
.econd l1l8lIing end was adopl8d II
.he regIA., City CounCIl meedng 01
April 17. 1989 by"'e following valO:
AYES: Gill", Hunt. LeazIo, Risner,
Wilson
NOES: None Motion earned
Copies 0' Ordinance Number 1283
&18 available 8! lI1e office of Ihe City
Clerk. City Hall. 211 . 8th Streel,
Seal Beech: IOlephone (213) 431.
2527.
DATED THIS 18111 day of Apnl, 1989.
,JOIm. M. V-. CIty Clerk
City 01 Seel Beech
Apnt 27, 1989
Published In "'e Seal Beach Journal.
'C