CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
CC:

Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño
OPSE Director Brian Boyle
Public Safety Director Colonel Terry Ebbert
OPSE Deputy Director Fabian Barbarin
April 29, 2020
FOR REVIEW: OPSE Budget Reduction Plan

Date:
Re:

Mr. Montaño,
As you are aware the OPSE is similar to running a small business in that we provide services and in
return receive payment for those services. While 91% of our billings goes to NOPD officer pay the
remaining 9% is what is utilized to pay all overhead costs (admin costs including salaries) so we rely
on leadership, structure, accountability, due diligence and teamwork to deliver to expectations and
make it work.
In order to facilitate the continued professional delivery of our services to meet/exceed those
expectations, both internal & external, while maintaining our present upward trajectory towards the
goals set for this office, our reduction plan consists of staff reduction.
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Our COVID 19 present day operations (based on NOPD PPE 18 April, 2020 - attached)
with the addition of NOLA schools reopening August, 2020 along with escorts and some
permitted events (2nd lines – 4 officers or less in size) breaksdown as:
o Projected 2020 operational shortfall of ($237k). With the reduction of workforce by
3 @ $67k (payroll & fringe) per (tot: $201k) + projected gross profits ($56k) from
schools, escorts & 2nd lines, as referenced above, off sets the shortfall + 20k.

As a revenue generating self-funding entity OPSE would only request flexibilty to staff up as increased
demand calls in accordance and aligned with expectations.
NOTE: This memo is to provide the CAO with information, no action is required.
Attachments:
1. OPSE Cost reduction Plan doc 1
2. OPSE_Critical Employee List 2