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The responsibilities of the Management Services
Division include:
The Management Services
Division provides essential police related support for the department
and the citizens of Riverside.
Management Services includes:
Fiscal Management
Accounting Unit
Court Services
Fleet Maintenance
Facilities
Management
Alarm
Enforcement Detail
Grant Unit
Fiscal Management
Fiscal Management is responsible for the preparation and administration of
the department's budget, grants, asset forfeiture funds, payroll, and accounting.
Accounting Unit The Accounting Unit processes all
requests for purchases and payments and assists in budget preparation. This
unit is also responsible for account reconciliation and the processing of
bimonthly payroll for department employees. In addition, the Accounting Unit
submits the annual International City/County Management Association report
for the city manager and prepares the annual asset forfeiture report.
Finally, this unit arranges for travel to training schools and conferences
for department employees.
 Court
Services
The RPD Court Services Unit (CSU) is responsible for the coordination of subpoenas and court appearances. The
CSU was created in 1994 to reduce unnecessary court related overtime costs. The Unit processes more than 15,000 subpoenas
annually and acts as a liaison between the department and the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. CSU staff works
directly with the Deputy District Attorneys and Officers to relay current case status and information and to call-off
Officers from cases that have been continued or are no longer on the court calendar.
Fleet
Maintenance The Fleet Maintenance Unit oversees the vehicle preventive
maintenance program for all police department vehicles. This program ensures
that police vehicles are inspected, maintained, and repaired on a regular
basis. In addition, staff from fleet maintenance work closely with the city
purchasing department to make certain that bid specifications are sent to
qualified vendors and that the bids submitted are fairly evaluated.
 The Fleet Maintenance Unit also researches new
police vehicle equipment for technical efficiency. The unit has recently
completed the conversion of the marked fleet from Mobile Data Terminals to
Mobile Data Computers. An on-going challenge for this unit is in meeting the
increased electrical demands on the marked fleet associated with the new
technology. RPD maintains 182 marked units, 192 unmarked vehicles, 16
motorcycles, and 16 utility trailers.
Facilities Management: The
Facilities Management Unit is responsible for building maintenance in the
four main police facilities and also in the seven off-site facilities.
Alarm
Enforcement Detail The Alarm Enforcement Unit tracks departmental responses
to business and residence alarms in Riverside.
Grant Unit The Grant Unit is
responsible for grant research and development, financial report
documentation, grant monitoring including expenditures and revenues, and
department compliance in the use of grant funds. The Grant Unit is also the
principal liaison for financial audits and grant monitoring inspections.
The Police Department has been successful in obtaining federal and state grant funds
over the past several years. These funds allow the department to purchase new equipment, upgrade existing systems,
and hire personnel. Grant funds have enabled the Riverside Police Department to purchase state of the art technology
and systems that make this department a recognized leader in the law enforcement arena. In addition, implementation
of this technology has made the department more efficient in providing effective community policing programs that
enhance the safety and quality of life in the city.
The following are grant
awards from the federal government:
Justice Administration Grant 2007 (JAG) - $200,320
Justice Administration Grant 2006 (JAG) - $134,676
The Justice Administration Grant is a new program that combines and
replaces the Edward Byrne Memorial Formula grant and the Local Law
Enforcement Block grant programs. The funds pay for one Evidence
Technician position, audio digital recorders, digital cameras and
archiving equipment, portable radios and scanners. |
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State Homeland Security Program 2006 - $489,515
For equipment, training, planning, and administrative needs of first
responders. These funds were used to purchase portable radios, all
hazard response vehicle, and chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear equipment (CBRNE) for response to chemical and biological
terrorism incidents. |
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Bulletproof Vest Program 2007 – $8,077
These funds will be used to help offset the costs of body armor for
police officers. |
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Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant 2005 - $95,000
These funds are used to improve the quality and timeliness of
forensic science and medical examiner services to eliminate backlogs
in the analysis of forensic evidence; to purchase equipment to
convert from a 35mm processing system to a digital imaging system
for photographic evidence. Funding will also be used for education
and training of the forensic evidence staff. |
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Anti-Gang Initiative 2007 - $14,414
Anti-Gang Initiative 2006 - $100,000
Funds will be used to purchase specialized surveillance equipment to
be used in undercover gang operations. |
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Secure Our Schools 2007 - $125,400
Secure Our Schools 2006 - $165,562
  This grant is a multi year partnership with the Riverside Unified
School District to improve school security. The 2006 funds will be
used to develop digital maps of all RUSD facilities to be placed in
the Police CAD system. The 2007 funds will enable RUSD to install
surveillance cameras at nine campuses within the school district. |
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Anti-Drug Abuse 2007 - $67,638
Anti-Drug Abuse 2006 - $48,233
Funds are used to subsidize the cost of personnel assigned to the
West County Narcotics Task Force (WCNTF). The WCNTF has increased
the narcotics enforcement in and around the city of Riverside. Task
force efforts have resulted in seized assets that have been
forfeited and obtained for use in future narcotics and law
enforcement operations. |
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High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program - $110,000
These funds through the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) are
used to support the Inland Crackdown Allied Task Force (INCA). This
task force targets major drug-trafficking and money laundering
organizations based in Riverside County. Funds provide for the
maintenance and operation of one helicopter and also to provide
overtime funding for staff. |
The following are grant
awards from the federal government:
State Citizens Option for Public Safety 2007 (COPS) -
$560,331
State Citizens Option for Public Safety 2006 (COPS) - $560,204
The State COPS grant provides for front line municipal police
services. Funds are used to pay salaries for the computer
forensics detective, support staff for Special Operations, a
Police Record Supervisor and three Police Record Specialists. |
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Office of Traffic Safety 2007 (STEP) Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program - $ 503,268
Funds support the driving under the influence enforcement
program and enforcement operations targeting street racing,
modified vehicles and speed contests. |
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Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Mini Seat Belt program
2008 - $12,000
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Mini Seat Belt program 2007 -
$89,981
Funds are used for a seat belt enforcement campaign in order to
increase the level of seat belt usage. |
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Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Mini Checkpoint Grant 2007
- $23,163
Funds are used to conduct two sobriety checkpoints during two
national mobilization periods: Winter Holiday 12/07 and Labor
Day 9/08. |
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 Office
of Traffic Safety 2007-2010 AVOID the 30 program - $701,983
The Riverside Police Department will serve as the host agency
for a regional Driving Under the Influence program in Riverside
County to reduce alcohol-involved fatalities and injuries and
raise general public awareness regarding the problems associated
with drinking and driving. |
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California Highway Patrol – 2008 Every 15 Minutes program
- $9999
Funds were used to conduct a two-day program focusing on
challenging teenagers challenging to think about drinking,
driving, personal safety and the responsibility of making mature
decisions. In March 2008, the program was conducted at Norte
Vista High School.
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Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail (RAID) 2007 -
$165,443
To support the multi-jurisdictional task force that concentrates
its efforts on the detection, identification and apprehension of
professional vehicle thieves operating in Riverside County.
Funds pay for the salary of one Police Detective position. |
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