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REDWOOD CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> VEHICLE RELEASE PERSONNEL COSTS AS OF 12-27-01 <br /> <br />Averaqe Time Required Per Tow <br /> <br />Police Officer / CSO 45 minutes <br />Dispatcher 15 minutes <br />Sergeant 5 minutes <br />Records Clerk 30 minutes <br /> <br />Police officer and Community Service Officer (CSO) time consists of enforcement <br />activity, paperwork and vehicle inventory. Dispatcher time consists of radio <br />communication with officer, information inquires of DMV and law enforcement <br />databases, and telephone communication with tow companies. Sergeant time <br />consists of paperwork review. Records Clerk time consists of processing <br />paperwork, data entry, fee collection and the issuance of vehicle release. <br /> <br />Base Hourly Rates Minimum Maximum <br /> <br />Police Officer $30.46 $37.02 <br />CSO $20.01 $23.16 <br />Dispatcher $24.38 $29.63 <br />Sergeant $38.18 $46.40 <br />Record Clerk $17.42 $21.17 <br /> <br />Police Officers and CSOs are each responsible for approximately half of the <br />department's tows. As such, the police officer and CSO base rates were <br />averaged. <br /> <br />Cost per Tow Minimum Cost Maximum Costs <br /> <br />Police Officer/CSO $18.93 $22.57 <br />Dispatcher $6.10 $7.41 <br />Sergeant $3.18 $3.86 <br />Records Clerk $8.71 $10.59 <br /> <br />Total $36.92 $44.43 <br /> <br />Overhead Rate 1.65% <br /> <br />$36.92 X 2.65 = $97.84 $44.43 x 2.65 = $117.34 <br /> <br />Average Minimum Cost Per Tow = $97.84 <br />Average Maximum Cost Per Tow = $117.74 <br /> <br /> Attachment 3 <br /> <br /> <br />