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responsible for ensuring "we respond to all emergency calls either 90-95% of the time within 5 minutes, and we measure everyone of those calls. Ultimately I am responsible for ensuring that we achieve all of our objectives." He added that the six criteria used in evaluations are not weighted in any way. In answer to further questions, Chief Bolanos said, an officer would measure "low in initiative and reliability if they didn't do well in the other areas that I outlined and they didn't do well in achieving any type of productivity, and could not articulate to us what he/she was doing with hislher time. That person would generally receive an improvement needed in that category." Council Member Ira asked, "But if they did well in making suggestions, problem solving, planning, creativity, and flunked in the area of the number of citations then they could still receive above average score?" Chief Bolanos said, "Absolutely.... Yes, we have had officers, two that spring to my mind immediately, whose performances in the area of arrest or any measurable criteria was lower than the majority of their shift. However, because they were involved in problem solving downtown, the Aqua Terra program, or the police boat program, or other things that were of great community interest, they still received an above standard rating." In response to Council Member Leipzig's questions regarding programs in place at the time of the evaluations cited in the staff report and how it differs ITom the Chiefs performance measures, Chief Bolanos said, "The way they differ is not much. We have always expected our officers to perform. It's where we measured. The previous evaluations included after the fact measures. We waited until the end of the year to determine how well you did. What we are trying to do now is establish what the minimum expectations are up ITont, so that from Day I you know what we expect of you. And you know if you are meeting those expectations, what the target is. That's the only difference." He answered further that there were no set numbers before. City Manager Everett said they use to wait until the end of the year, "take the numeric average of all the officers, divide by the number of officers and that would set the standard." Council Member Claire thanked the Chief and said the Council found about the policy from a newspaper article and when citizens began to call. He said he asked that the issue be put on the Council agenda to be able to ask the Chief for information and a report to Council. Council Member Claire said the report the Chief had just made answered all the questions he had when the subject first came up, and it was an excellent report. Council Member Claire said, "1 think there were some individuals in the community that felt that my questions that night were an attack on the Chief. That is not the case at all. It was a request for information." Mayor Howard summarized the two staff reports received ITom the City Attorney and from Chief Bolanos: "I understand that the City Attorney has issued a legal opinion REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 FEBRUARY 2, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 224 PAGE 9