Survey Results
Fire and Police Department Staffing Survey
(compiled 1/31/05)

1. How many full-time certified officers do you employ in your Police Department?

    Organization

    Number of FT Certified Officers (Police)

    City of Dickson

    43

    City of Goodlettsville

    36

    City of Shelbyville

    39

    City of Springfield

    36

    City of Athens

    31

    City of Lewisburg

    19

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    22

    City of Maryville

    43

    City of Lebanon

    64

     

    a. What job titles does your city use for your full-time officers and how many officers do you employ in each job title? (i.e.… Police Officer I - 5, Police Lieutenant - 1, Police Chief – 1, etc…)

    Organization

    Police Department Jobtitles (FT)

    City of Dickson

    1-Chief; 3-Captains; 4-Sergeants; 7-Detectives; 28 Patrol Officers

    City of Goodlettsville

    1-Chief; 1-Deputy Chief; 2-Captains; 2-Lieutenants; 2-Detectives; 5-Sergeants; 4-Corporals; and 20 Officers

    City of Shelbyville

    1-Chief; 1-Deputy Chief; 1-Major; 1-Captain; 4-Lieutenants; 3-Sergeants; 13-Police Officer III’s; 8-Police Officer II’s; 7-Police Officer I’s

    City of Springfield

    1-Chief; 1-Assistant Chief; 4-Detective; 3-Lieutenants; 5-Sergeants; 5-Master Police Officers; 17-Police Officers

    City of Athens

    1-Chief; 1-Adminstrative Captain; 1-Detective Captain; 2-Detectives; 1Patrol Captain; 4-patrol Sergeants; 21-Patrol Officer

    City of Lewisburg

    1-Chief; 1-Lieutenant; 4-Sergeants; 5-Corporals; 8-Dispatchers; 4-Detectives; 20-Patrol Officers; 1-Traffic Officer; 1-SRO/Community Officer I

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    1-Chief; 1-Lieutenant; 2-Sergeants; 2-Detectives; 15-Patrol Officers (SRO included)

    City of Maryville

    1-Chief; 3-Captains; 4-Lieutenants; 3-Detectives; 4-Sergeants; 28 Police Officers

    City of Lebanon

    Chief; Captain; Lieutenant; Sergeant; Corporal; Training Officer; Patrol Officer Investigator

     

2. How many part-time certified officers do you employ in your Police Department?

    Organization

    Number of PT Certified Officers (Police)

    City of Dickson

    0

    City of Goodlettsville

    0

    City of Shelbyville

    0

    City of Springfield

    0

    City of Athens

    0

    City of Lewisburg

    0

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    0

    City of Maryville

    0

    City of Lebanon

    2

    a. What job titles does your city use for your part-time officers and how many officers do you employ in each job title? (See example above)

    Organization

    Police Department Jobtitles (PT)

    City of Dickson

    N/A

    City of Goodlettsville

    N/A

    City of Shelbyville

    N/A

    City of Springfield

    N/A

    City of Athens

    N/A

    City of Lewisburg

    N/A

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    N/A (prior years used retired police officers in part-time capacity but discontinued due to budgeting for two new ft positions.

    City of Maryville

    N/A

    City of Lebanon

    Auxiliary Officer and Grant Writer

     

3. Does your City employ non-certified police officers?

Organization

Employ Non-certified Officers

City of Dickson

No

City of Goodlettsville

No

City of Shelbyville

No

City of Springfield

No

City of Athens

No

City of Lewisburg

No

City of Soddy-Daisy

No

City of Maryville

No

City of Lebanon

No

    a. What job titles do these non-certified officers hold and how many officers do you employ in each job title?

Organization

Jobtitles of Non-certified Officers

City of Dickson

N/A

City of Goodlettsville

N/A

City of Shelbyville

N/A

City of Springfield

N/A

City of Athens

N/A

City of Lewisburg

N/A

City of Soddy-Daisy

N/A

City of Maryville

N/A

City of Lebanon

N/A

 

4. What is the total budget for your Police Department?

    Organization

    Total Budget

    City of Dickson Police

    $2,920,667.00

    City of Goodlettsville Police

    $2,277,000.00

    City of Shelbyville

    $2,618,057.00

    City of Springfield

    $3,225,579.00

    City of Athens

    $1,859,200.00

    City of Lewisburg

    $1,912,000.00

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    $1,700,000.00

    City of Maryville

    $3,823,720.00

    City of Lebanon

    $5,724,000.00
    (includes $224,000.00 for public safety division)

     

5. How many full-time employees do you employ in your Fire Department?

    Organization

    Number of FT Fire Dept. Employees

    City of Dickson

    36

    City of Goodlettsville

    18

    City of Shelbyville

    35

    City of Springfield

    24

    City of Athens

    20

    City of Lewisburg

    19

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    0

    City of Maryville

    37

    City of Lebanon

    40

    a. What job titles does your city use for your full-time fire department employees and how many employees do you employ in each job title?

    Organization

    Fire Department Jobtitles (FT)

    City of Dickson

    1-Fire Chief; 1-Fire Marshall/Director of Public Education; 1-Public Education Officer; 1-Training/Safety Officer; 1-Secretary; 16-Firefighter II’s; 6-Firefighter I’s; 3-Fire Captains; 3-Fire Lieutenants; 3-Fire Sergeants

    City of Goodlettsville

    1-Chief; 1-Administrative Asst.; 3-Captain; 15-Firefighters/EMT; 1-Emergency Vehicle Technicians

    City of Shelbyville

    1-Chief; 2-Assistant Chiefs; 1-Public Information Officers; 1-Instructor II; 3-Lieutenants; 6-Captains; 19-Firefighter II’s; 2-Firefighter I’s

    City of Springfield

    1-Chief; 1-Assistant Chief; 1-Fire Suppression/Planning Officer; 3-Captains; 3-Lieutenants; 15-Senior Firefighters

    City of Athens

    1-Chief; 1-Fire Marshall; 3-Fire Captain; 3-Fire Lieutenants; 6-Fire Engineers; 6-Fire Fighter

    City of Lewisburg

    3-Captains; 16-Firefighters

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    N/A

    City of Maryville

    1-Chief; 1-Operations Commander; 2-Fire Inspectors; 3-First Lieutenants; 3-Second Lieutenants; 24-Firefighter Engineer/EMT; 3-Firefighter/EMT

    City of Lebanon

     

6. How many part-time employees do you employ in your Fire department?

    Organization

    PT Fire Department Employees

    City of Dickson

    7

    City of Goodlettsville

    15

    City of Shelbyville

    0

    City of Springfield

    12

    City of Athens

    15-20

    City of Lewisburg

    2

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    55

    City of Maryville

    19

    City of Lebanon

    1


    a. What job titles does your city use for your part-time fire department employees and how many employees do you employ in each job title?

    Organization

    Fire Department Jobtitles (PT)

    City of Dickson

    7-Volunteer Firefighters

    City of Goodlettsville

    Part-time Firefighters

    City of Shelbyville

    N/A

    City of Springfield

    12-Volunteer Firefighters

    City of Athens

    Volunteer Firefighters

    City of Lewisburg

    One ½ time (20 hr/wk) Fire Inspector and 1 Paid Volunteer

    City of Soddy-Daisy

    All Volunteer Firefighters

    City of Maryville

    Fire Reserves

    City of Lebanon

    Clerk

     

7. What is the total budget for your Fire Department?

Organization

Total Fire Department Budget

City of Dickson

$2,400,000.00

City of Goodlettsville

$806,000.00

City of Shelbyville

$2,092,474.00

City of Springfield

$1,720,193.00

City of Athens

$1,325,700.00

City of Lewisburg

$984,050.00

City of Soddy-Daisy

$223,000.00

City of Maryville

$2,962,632.00

City of Lebanon

$2,500,000.00

 

Cities Responding:

Organization

Jobtitle

Contact Number

City of Dickson

Rick Chandler, Police Chief

615/441-9590

City of Dickson

Clay Tidwell, Fire Chief

615/446-6331

City of Goodlettsville

Terry Hutcherson, Police Chief

615/851-2223

City of Goodlettsville

Phillip Gibson, Fire Chief

615/851-2248

City of Shelbyville

Betty Lamb, City Recorder

931/684-2691

City of Springfield

Gina Holt, Asst City Manager

615/382-2200

City of Athens

Rita Brown, HR Director

423/744-2703

City of Lewisburg

Connie Edde, City Manager

931/359-1544

City of Soddy-Daisy

Allen Branum, Police Chief

423/332-5323

City of Soddy-Daisy

James Colemen, Fire Chief

423/332-5323

City of Maryville

Teresa Best, HR Director

865/380-1380

City of Lebanon

Jim Henderson, HR Director

615/443-2809

 

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