WS - C - Law Enforcement Assessment - Final Report

Determining the Future Needs for the City of Tiffin continued: Tiffin Police Department Preliminary Numbers FY Total budget # Of Officers $$ / Officer 2023 $ 573,796.82 3.00 $ 191,265.61 2024 $ 870,707.66 4.50 $ 193,490.59 2025 $1,142,495.91 6.00 $ 190,415.99 2026 $1,168,267.48 6.00 $ 194,711.25 2027 $1,337,139.76 7.00 $ 191,019.97 2028 $1,537,319.40 8.00 $ 192,164.93 2029 $1,736,535.77 9.00 $ 192,948.42 2030 $1,934,873.20 10.00 $ 193,487.32 These numbers allow for elected officials to compare basic police services against each other based upon both total annual cost and price per officer. The budget example prepared for this report not only includes the number of sworn personnel outlined in the table but also for an administrative assistant to assist with the day to day operations and paperwork. Similar to the Johnson County costing proposal, the table above encompasses all costs relative to employees including health benefits, IPERS, technology, vehicles, etc. Also, like in the first table, these estimations do not account for any office space for operations. Copies of the full budget estimations may be found as an addendum to this report. As mentioned earlier, many elected officials mentioned the depth of services available by contracting with the Sheriff’s Office. While this is a factual statement, many of these services are rarely utilitized and thus the value of these services may be weighed disproportianetly. Additionally, local control and having more direct input into how the community is policed also has a value. This value is ultimately determined by the elected officials and is relative based upon the value of the services being provided by the Sheriff’s Office. 8|Page