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Draft October 2016 Letter To CPD Supt Johnson
Draft October 2016 Letter To CPD Supt Johnson
assigned to a district but working out of that district, how many are on FMLA leave, and how
many are on administrative staff, and where those officers are assigned.
Ann Kirkpatrick, Chief of the Bureau of Professional Standards, spoke in our briefing about
changes to the curriculum and the overall structure of the academy. I request a breakdown of
how class structure and curriculum will change with the planned increase of academy cadets
per year.
For years, several aldermen, including myself, have inquired about the funding the department
receives for manpower, what manpower levels are, and how overtime is spent. In the past five
years, hundreds of millions have been spent on overtime. If there is no current plan to halt
overtime spending, please address how the department intends to budget for both overtime and
a projected $100 million in cost for additional police. Please give a detailed breakdown of all
overtime expenditures for the past year, and the projected breakdown for 2017.
Before the upcoming budget session, I further request the specific manpower numbers that exist
this year to date, and a year-to-year manpower chart from January 2011 to present. Included in
these numbers, please provide the data as to:
how many officers are currently staffed on patrol;
how many officers have retired or left the department through other means of
attrition from year to year, and;
the expected number of retirees within the next year.
I also request a breakdown of manpower district by district over the past year, as well as the
specific number of sworn officers transferred out of each district throughout the past year.
Thank you for your continued service as well as your time and attention to this matter. I look
forward to working towards equipping the Chicago Police Department with the tools and
resources it needs to be an effective and upstanding service to the people of Chicago.
Sincerely,