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Officer Alan Davis is the Special Events Coordinator for the Gainesville Police Department. He is responsible for coordinating with local businesses and organizations who need law enforcement personnel to work special events. A special event is any event which, due to its expected crowd size or nature, cannot be adequately handled by the normal compliment of officers assigned to routine patrol duties. If you are planning to host a "special event" inside the Gainesville city limits, the Gainesville Police Department may be able assist you with security, traffic and crowd control, and any other law enforcement functions that are necessary. Event planning includes a review and approval process. Persons hosting special events contract with the City of Gainesville for the services of one or more Officers and/or Police Service Technicians (PSTs). Police Service Technicians are not sworn law enforcement officers, and therefore they are only permitted to perform traffic control and other non-confrontational types of duties during the event. Only uniformed officers and PSTs in marked patrol vehicles are assigned to special events. Officers and PSTs are not assigned to special events in plainclothes or "undercover". Law enforcement personnel are also not permitted to work at an establishment the primary function of which is to sell alcohol. Law enforcement personnel working approved special events are employees of the City of Gainesville and they are insured by the City while working. Officers and PST's working special events are not paid by, nor do they become employees of, the person(s) sponsoring the event. Law enforcement personnel may be contracted for a minimum of three hours. There is no maximum time limit, since an assignment may be split by several employees. The contract amount for the services of an officer as of October 1, 2005 is $44.00/hour. The contract amount for a Police Service Technician as of October 1, 2005 is $33.50/hour. These amounts are subject to change at any time. Special event duty assignments are performed by personnel on a voluntary basis. Not every assignment that is requested and approved is always completely staffed. The City of Gainesville and the Police Department reserve the right to cancel the assignment at any time. Law enforcement personnel are considered on-duty while working special events and therefore they are required to handle any police-related incident which they observe or become aware of, whether or not the incident is related to the special event. If you are hosting a special event and would like to contract with the City for the services of an officer or PST, you can contact: Officer Alan Davis |
