2019 ANNUAL REPORT HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION • 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
HUMAN RESOURCES The El Paso Police Department’s Human Resources Section consists of an Employee Relations and Staffing Unit, a Payroll Unit, and a Backgrounds and Recruiting Unit. The Employee Relations and Staffing Unit assists supervisors and employees with workplace concerns and conducts civilian and uniformed employee recruitments in order to fill vacancies through new hires and employee promotions. The Payroll Unit assists all department employees in various aspects of their payroll to ensure accurate and timely paychecks while adhering to collectively bargained provisions and city policies and procedures. The Backgrounds and Recruiting Unit is responsible for the recruitment and background research of police officer applicants to fill police academies as well as the background research of all city employees, vendors, and contractors in positions that require Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) access. The officer on staff with the Abandoned Auto Unit is responsible for conducting 68-A VIN inspections for the Police Department and the El Paso public to establish the vehicle’s true identity. The officer clears vehicles of any contraband ensuring the safety of the staff and public, in addition, prepares paperwork for asset forfeiture vehicles, and assists when a police presence is needed. The Abandoned Auto Unit and MVSF are overseen by the Abandoned Auto Unit Supervisor who is responsible for the staff and oversees the day-to-day operations to ensure the facility runs smoothly. The Abandoned Auto Unit Supervisor acts as a liaison between the El Paso Police Department, the City of El Paso, and URT. United Road Towing (URT) is an entity contracted by the City of El Paso to oversee the operation and management of the El Paso Police Department's MVSF. The MVSF operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. URT stores all the vehicles impounded by the El Paso Police Department and conducts auctions on a monthly basis. ABANDONED AUTO UNIT The El Paso Police Department's Abandoned Auto Unit is much more than tagging and impounding abandoned vehicles throughout the city of El Paso. This unit is comprised of three tow truck operators, two property and evidence specialists, and one law enforcement officer, who are vital to the oversight of the Municipal Vehicle Storage Facility (MVSF) and to the enforcement of various city ordinances. Due to the ever growing population of El Paso, the Abandoned Auto Unit is vital in keeping the streets of El Paso clean and free from vehicles that should otherwise not be congesting the streets and in violation of city ordinances. On a daily basis, the unit’s tow truck operators go out into the public notifying and impounding vehicles while assisting the El Paso Police Department. Last year the tow truck operators impounded 232 vehicles off the El Paso city streets and transferred 394 vehicles for the El Paso Police Department.
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