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Session 1106, l~nutes June 23, 1975 Page 10 Drummond was a dedicated employee and had an excellent record. Councilman Weissenburger suggested that on behalf of the Council a resolution should be sent to Detective Drummond on his retirement,commending him for 30 years of service. It was a§reed that this should be done. In response to an inquiry by Councilman Glickert, Chief Damos said he en- forces the concept of increasing residency all~zances, fu~swering Council- man Weissenburger, the Chief said the force is n~ at full strength, lie said he feels that the Cadet program is preferable to the para-professional. As to the number of Cadets desired, Chief Damos said 12 would be a good number and he pointed to many jobs that they could perform. Councilman l~erner asked Chief Damos if he would propose a charge for false alarms for servicing on burglar alarms, within the next three weeks, and the Council would then make a decision. He asked Chief Damos ~y, on Satur- day night when problems arose and it was necessary to call somebody in on overtime, that he didn't contact the Fire Department. Chief Damos replied that he does not command the Fire Department; no request was made of the Fire Chief. Councilman I~rner said he feels that the Charter Revision Committee should review the whole matter of chain of command, and hopefully this will be explored. As to the residency allowance, Chief Damos felt this is very important, and venturing a guess he said that he believes one out of four o~.m their ~m homes, lie said he is not ~gare of any employee dissatisfaction in the civili~ and non-commissioned ranks ~ere they are not getting the residency payment, but he is aware from time to time of dissatisfaction from commissioned officers. In response to Councilman ~erner~ Chief Damos reviewed the salary structure, the back-up and equip- ment. Councilman Werner asked Chief Damos which he would prefer if he had his choice between four Cadets and 2 Patrolmen and the Chief answered that this is not a choice and he cannot really answer it. He again emphasized the need of additional Police to maintain services. Pressed by Councilman ~.;erner for an answer as to a choice, the Chief of Police said he would take the 2 Patrolmen because they certainly can do the functions of the Cadets. In reply to a question by the !fayor, Chief Damos said that roughly 50~% of the Cadets wind up entering the Academy. lie said it is much cheaper when the City loses a Cadet either throu~ dismissal or resignation, as opposed to a Police Officer. There was further discussion of Cadets vs. Policemen. Councilman Lieberman asked about the need for an additional Juvenile Officer to be added to the Detective Bureau and Chief Damos commented on the justification for an additional Juvenile Officer. lie said this would permit covering more ground and would permit working with the juveniles in greater depth° lie said it is necessary to buttress the present 3 officers with a fourth° Councilman Adams agreed with the request for an increase in the residency allowance, lie asked Chief ~ how he feels about having a Public Safety Officer who would be trained as a Police and Fire Officer, who would re- spond to both Police and Fire situations. Chief Damos said he would hesitate to respond to that question, at this point. Councilman Glickert said she can see no justification for paying non- uniformed people to reside within the City, but she can see complete