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Item 8
Meeting Date 12/16/86
ITEM TITLE: Resolution /,28'S~Approving Agreement for Consultant Services
to Perform Fingerprint Examination and Classification
Director of Public Saff~t XX
SUBMITTED BY: Y (4/5ths Vote: Yes No )
REVIEWED BY: City Manager~j,
On December 17, 1985, the Council passed Resolution 12314, which
was a Contractual Agreement with Richard Quick for consultant
services to perform fingerprint examination and classification.
This agreement terminates December 31, 1986.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt Resolution approving the
agreement and authorize the Mayor to sign on behalf
of the City Council
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DISCUSSION:
During 1986, Richard Quick's fingerprint analysis work has identified
suspects in eight-eight (88) cases. Also, Quick is teaching
techniques of court testimony to civilian Evidence Technicians
Rodrigo Viesca and Mary Kay Roberg, who are not court qualified
and have not testified in court.
The primary justification for this agreement with Quick was to
provide the Police Department with his expert fingerprint services
until we trained his civilian replacements. His successors,
Evidence Technician Rodrigo Viesca, was hired March 22, 1985, and
Mary Kay Roberg, was hired May 12, 1986. Prior to that time neither
of them had any fingerprint classification experience. Both have
been receiving training and experience since their respective hire
dates, but neither is a skilled fingerprint examiner/classifier.
During 1986 the Police Department has experienced a significant
increase in work load due to the Montgomery Annexation and the
increase in the crime rate. This has placed a heavy burden on our
Evidence Technicians and minimized opportunities for them to receive
training to improve their fingerprint examination and classification
skills.
Additional training, not originally anticipated, concerns the
statewide CAL I.D. System which provides latent fingerprint search
capabilities. It employs a high speed, computerized scan and
comparison of latent prints, having no known suspect, against a
data base of known offenders. Roberg is assigned this responsibility,
requiring weekly trips to the San Diego Police Department based
computer for CAL I.D. tracings, photographing and data entry. This
system will enhance our latent fingerprint identifications immensely
and has already identified seven suspects.
Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79)
Page 2. Item ~"
Meeting Date 12/16/86
When this contract was approved last year, staff advised Council
that 1986 would be the last year for this service. Due to
the significant increases in crime and work load in 1986, staff
has reconsidered our position and we feel that we should extend
this contract through 1987. This extension will enable staff to
maintain our high level of fingerprint service with the clear
understanding that 1987 will be the final year. This contract will
provide for a maximum of 720 hours annually at $25. per hour.
FISCAL IMPACT: Annual cost for the program is $18,000. For
fiscal year 1986-87 the $9,000 is available in the
police budget from salary savings. The remaining
$9,000 will be requested in the 1987-88 budget.
y the City Council Of
Chula Vista, California
Dated - _,~