Paperless Department Coming
And by "paperless," we mean "CPD ran out of paper:"
- Just wait...This in just in time for summer...
The supply ordering system is changing again. Districts that used to spend say $1500/MONTH are being told their new budget will be about $1100/QUARTER.
All stand-alone printers going away - they aren't buying more toner for them. Will have to use the xerox instead. Hope it doesn't go down on a long weekend, cause they won't pay premium rates to have it serviced on weekends.
Apparently no one downtown ever had to get anyone to court and realize its 30 pages minimum per arrestee. That's only 16 arrestees per ream of paper. Or maybe the city will tell Tim Evans to print his own stuff - we'll give you 1 arrest report, original complaint, case, and a transportation copy.
We're seeing a whole lot of people missing court in the near future. You can't even get County to make their own copies of anything - you thing they're going to accept prisoners without paperwork?
RWOC - County refused.
RWOC - County refused.
Labels: department issues, dumb ideas
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
81 Comments:
And when the prisoner misses court - the media will allege that they are being held incommunicado at Homan Square. AKA the secret CPD Facility.
Two Xerox minivans were at 002nd District today checking power supply and drawing diagrams.
When the CHRIS system was implemented in 1998, the talk then was a paperless department.
Did not happen. Since it became easier to access reports, they were available much quicker and the number of required notifications increased. With everyone notified wanting a hard-copy report. No boss is willing to read a screen.
One of the places that the City messed up in its quest for a paperless office is that they installed more newer, faster printers.
Sometimes it is faster to be able to look at 2 or more different pages of a single case report at once. Not easily possible on-line.
In 2005 the Department was using 10,000 reams a month.
City can start by disabling some printers.
Sorry capitan, no paper for my supervisor's log. I'll do one when we get some more paper.
Now you are talking bureaucracy run amok. The inmates are running the asylum. We are doomed. Penny wise and pound foolish.
This department was supposed to be "paperless" years ago, but they continue to require more paper copies being forwarded to units through mail, even though they can look it up on the computer.
Is this another great reason to be fetal?
Dammit man, Do you expect me to cut the cake and beverage budget too?
This whole police department is disintegrating before our eyes .
Is it gross incompetence or worse ?
Who cares ? Not my fuckin problem . 1st and 16th.
It's almost like they want you to fail?
What's next, giving each shift a five gallon can of gas to share?
Welcome back, carbon paper. Everything old is new again.
Stop at Staples after each arrest..
They have a low price Guarantee!!!!
Simple, everyone borrows a ream of paper from County whenever they visit.
If the county wants the paperwork, they can supply the papers.
Congratulations, the CPD can claim that they are going green!
They are reducing paper usage by 75%!!!
That should be worth some good press for Rahm and Eddie.
Fetal is as Fetal doesn't!
Go fetal and save a tree today.
I didn't arrest him, he wasn't worth the paperwork.
What a Mickey Mouse operation.
Perfect excuse to send your "no activity" and "no isr" TO FROM's via email. Sorry, boss. We're out of paper.
30 pieces of paper minimum OK I gotta ask how many people are arrested every year in city of chicago
HQ has been "paperless" for a long time. If you need proof, just try to find a paper towel in any of the restrooms. Sometimes they don't even stock the toilet paper. I'll bet that Eddie and Nakia's restroom is well stocked though.
The dept also forgot to order ammo this last quarter.
if bathrooms go paperless. who will supply the three sea shells?
yo Alex, i'll take bathroom hygiene for two hundred credits.
Print on both sides of the sheet. They could have asked me earlier.
Great, does that mean the D Unit doesn't have to be repetitive when doing their reports and consolidate them from a ten page novel to a page and a half?
I still got some carbon paper if anyone needs it.
I always love printing menus of places i will be going to lunch at.
Me and my partner debate what food may taste like and read yelp reviews.
Almost 15 years ago; Huberman, (Remember him, he was Daley's Whiz Kid, capable of running CTA, Chgo. Public Schools, and OEMC, all while being Don Lemon's girlfriend/boyfriend), promised we would have a "Paperless Department"; well, I guess he was correct!! Baby"G"
Simple, everyone borrows a ream of paper from County whenever they visit.
If the county wants the paperwork, they can supply the papers.
5/24/2016 01:31:00 AM
Yeah, and in this climate you'll end up arrested for stealing paper and lose your job. No thanks. I think I'll just have one of these smartest person in the room supervisors decide what to do when the district runs out of paper.
The waste of paper is ridiculous. SVU would throw away almost an entire box of used paper everyday.
Where the hell is my HELP button?
Next they'll have you do like they do for public schools. Each officer will have to bring a package of copy paper, plus supplies every month to the station.
Anonymous said...
30 pieces of paper minimum OK I gotta ask how many people are arrested every year in city of chicago
5/24/2016 04:58:00 AM
This number is for the person who has never been arrested before. What about the Gregory Kings, with 65 page rap sheets? His pack is over 60 pages using the 2-side print.
A few years ago I was challenged for not doing the Ethics test.
But being whipped into shape by good FTO and partners over 16 years, I walked
to my locker looked under the magnet I use to hold my random piss test paperwork.
And find the ethics test results in question. Shoved this at watch lieutenant and
he just walked away.
This result was to be kept in computer file but as we all know this does not happen
and then the Department want to charge you for not taking the stupid ethics test.
Can we say Money Maker.
Maybe they should hire someone to investigate where things are lost in this paperless
department they have already started
This is going to be a train wreck.
Without paper and a working printer court packets can't be done..... therefore prisoners can't be sent to court or bonded.
Our main Xerox has millions upon millions of copies under its belt and has been completely rebuilt umpteen times. It breaks down at least once a week and like SCC says the city's contract with Xerox won't allow for weekend/holiday support.
Gee what could possibly go wrong here?
Ray Charles could see this absolutely isn't going to work...... but hey maybe asshole Rahm can build some more bike lanes with the toner savings.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
HQ has been "paperless" for a long time. If you need proof, just try to find a paper towel in any of the restrooms. Sometimes they don't even stock the toilet paper. I'll bet that Eddie and Nakia's restroom is well stocked though.
5/24/2016 05:09:00 AM
Ahh I get it now! examscam2016 no paper no crime! Did you Eddie demote the cheaters yet? Do we have to wait until Trump takes office and changes justice department to pursue violation of civil rights in testing process or will you step up and "do the right thing?"
Years back while assigned to an outside unit we would have to bring in our own paper because of a paper shortage. When we didn't have paper we began to use the back side of training bulletins, special department notices etc. When court copies were sent on yellow, blue colors the bosses were embarassed. Go to headquarters and see the waste. Check and see how much money is being spent on using minority contractors who get these contracts Better yet look into how much they charge be a use the federal government says that women , Hispanics and black businesses are entitled to charge more. The city pays more for 1 roll of paper towels or ass wipe then me and you can get a 12 pack at Costco.
What about Vehicle damage reports. Still using paper. Iods too.
And I should care because...
This Dept isn't so bad, it only ranks behind Robbins, Harvey and hate to say it Ford Heights. Sorry, but we are a fucking mess. Our leadership is nothing but meritorious halfwits.
But yet e-track will print you the 'customer copy' in English, Spanish and Polish
and the arrest application will give you 2 copies of the court transmittal, without you even asking!!!
Well if you go to the academy you'll notice in the bathrooms there are no towels to dry your hands off, it's been like that for awhile. I guess next there be no toilet paper to wipe your ass after you take a dump.
The xerox are easier to retrieve images of copied items...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Fetal is as Fetal doesn't!
Go fetal and save a tree today.
I didn't arrest him, he wasn't worth the paperwork.
5/24/2016 01:37:00 AM
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http://i.imgur.com/2es1lMA.jpg
(OT) rahm secretly announced 2 new schools southwest side now look over here more millions found but he refuses to pay required pension? Refuses to hire police! You closed 54+ schools and now your building more? Is this the "friends and family" program? "It's for the children" as they teens are shot and killed everyday in chiraq! Really addressing the problem!
http://chicago.everyblock.com/news-articles/may23-south-loop-also-getting-new-school-ease-overcrowding-7516578/?utm_campaign=digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=digest
Remember...
In the book of Exodus,
ol' Pharoah got pissed and made
the children of Israel hunt for their
own straw to make his bricks...
The same tally of bricks was expected
though... Not one brick less.
That was their activity/production/quota.
It's easy for Pharoah Rahm al-Ghoul to
institute deeper (throat) cuts for CPD.
A crisis by intentional paralysis?
Rahm's much ballyhooed bullshit that
has been very aptly derided as the
"Busy-ness" it actually is...
"Busy-ness"
The overwrought appearance that
"something" constructive is actually
being done when in fact, it's the
complete and total opposite.
All the "busy-ness" occurring downtown
and what not is designed to mask the
sucking sound of Rahm busily siphoning
tax-payer dollars from tax-payer
neighborhoods to make his wealthy
campaign contributors even wealthier.
Meanwhile, he's intentionally punishing
and denying resources to those who are
productive and gotta get that tired ass
up in the morning and don't have the
time/energy/inclination to be bothered
with Rahm's insane insistence that all
is well. Just keep quiet and pay those
taxes, fees, fines and endure your tax
dollars being weaponized and used
against YOU to fulfill HIS agenda...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
HQ has been "paperless" for a long time. If you need proof, just try to find a paper towel in any of the restrooms. Sometimes they don't even stock the toilet paper. I'll bet that Eddie and Nakia's restroom is well stocked though.
5/24/2016 05:09:00 AM
Isn't the asshole designed to be "self-cleaning"
to some extent anyway?
"Hey boss, what's that smell?"
"The Department has gone totally paperless."
M/Fers in the executive suites have
lost their minds...
They're cutting back on stuff to pay
the o/t for the soon coming
Summer 2016 Shit-Show.
Why is it paperless generates more paper?
Thank God Barn is now the Chief..... She us deferring paper for pillows for every officer, it worked for her
Juvy court now clocking in/clocking out POs along with the time stamp. no more milking the slips. Have these at some other branch courts already- 26/CAL next..
Har-de-har-har; I retired from the Department of Veteran's affair Health service. We started to go paperless more then 25 years ago. It took us 18 years to really make a dent in being paperless. I is mostly done now but we still have to deal with outside health care outfits the still are stuck on paper. One of the biggest hurtles we had was the legality of electronic signature on health care paperwork.
Here is a note for the head shed in Chicago. Get a hold of Nicolás Maduro The President of Venezuela. He has brilliantly figured out how to run his country paperless, toilet paperless that is. Venezuela has also run out of money to print money. Maduro is a genius!
Anonymous said...
Welcome back, carbon paper. Everything old is new again.
5/24/2016 01:25:00 AM
Ha ha ha ha! Ever try to find carbon paper today? And if you do it is very pricey....lol!
I'm a desk officer/bonding officer and I've put together countless court packets and bond packets.
I'd say a basic packet is 30-40 sheets of paper. I've had packets that have had over 100 sheets in them
Taking away a dedicated printer from the desk Sgt.'s area is a very bad idea that's going to backfire on the department.
Using a larger Xerox by watch secretary etc. is not going to go well. Things are going to be getting commingled, thrown out etc.
The bean counters could've /should've consulted the people who use these printers for most of their duties.
30 pieces of paper minimum OK I gotta ask how many people are arrested every year in city of chicago
5/24/2016 04:58:00 AM
6.
Simple fix, everyone contribute a five dollar bill once a week, and send someone down to staples to buy paper. The teachers have to buy paper and stuff for their classrooms, why can't cops buy paper for their station?
AIRA was the last system for us to go paperless.. it actually tripled the amount of paper used for transmittals. Maybe county should chip in since they want 2 rap sheets in the court copy and another for the transport copy..
(OT) 1962 daily bulletin:
http://www.chicagocop.com/resources/documents_archive/chicago_police_newsletter/Chicago%20Police%20Newsletter%20-%201962,%20Volume%203,%20No.%2012.pdf
How about SVU making copies of CCNC reports and sending them to the missing person unit. These reports are on Chris.
What are the paper shufflers at HQ going to do?
And just in time for officers to have to acknowledge new directives that have come out the previous month! Coming soon!!
Who has the time to read in the station on dept computers. Better print out those orders, officers. It's your duty to stay on top of things.
Managers at McDonalds control spending better than CPD management.
Don't expect there will be Dept. IPads for everyone, those are only for the CPS underserved scholars.
With Rahm going uber-green, I thought the Mimeograph was going to make a retro comeback to replace those energy wasting ZeeRocks Copiers. Looks like slate and chalk may be the answer.
Anyway, at least we can count on single-ply toilet paper.
Right?
The next thing we will be doing is mass executions in the street because why incarcerate when you can eliminate the problem right there and then the problem goes away....FOREVER!
When I was in the academy 30 years ago they told us then that we'd soon become a paperless department.
I guess it depends on their definition of soon.
Let me know when Rahm's office runs out of paper.
Same for the Aldermen/Women, with that Million Dollar slush fund per ward.
Paper lives matter!
Because you've had & continue to have a cadre of Exempts, who lack basic computer skills and demand paper copies of everything so they can be kept in the loop. Incompetence reigns supreme within the the walls of the Laugh Factory aka 35th St HQ.
Barb West is Chief of supplies and she wants to show everyone just how important she really is.
I've seen the department do some really dumb things over my career but this has got to be one of the dumbest.
This simply isn't going to end well for the department.
Ret Sgt. Ken jake Jacobson passed away truley a prince and a good boss, always had good advice, for all of rookies on the job. Cadet@ptlm,wagoner ret.
I find this explanation, which could theoretically cause guilty people to walk because there isnt a Paper Trail, Concerning.
Heh...
The Hidey-Holers at HQ are looking nervous right about now.
You know the ones...
Scurrying around with arm-loads of important looking
papers so no one would ask them, "Who are you really,
and just what the fuck do you do?"
"Hi!
Whatcha got there?"
"No, stop it!
I'm very very busy!"
>SNATCH!<
"QWERTYUIOP?
ASDFGHJKL?
What the fuck is THIS?"
>Bone crushing "handshake"
and standing on foot so elusive
Hidey-Holer can't slip away and flee<
"EEEYAAAHH! I DO IMPORTANT STUFF!
Unhand me you brute!"
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Simple fix, everyone contribute a five dollar bill once a week, and send someone down to staples to buy paper. The teachers have to buy paper and stuff for their classrooms, why can't cops buy paper for their station?
5/24/2016 03:45:00 PM
The teachers may CHOOSE to donate supplies to their employer, while millions of dollars are wasted on frivolous nonsense.
I don't CHOOSE to donate my salary to an ungrateful, punitive, demeaning employer.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What are the paper shufflers at HQ going to do?
5/24/2016 04:56:00 PM
Recycle?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Simple fix, everyone contribute a five dollar bill once a week, and send someone down to staples to buy paper. The teachers have to buy paper and stuff for their classrooms, why can't cops buy paper for their station?
5/24/2016 03:45:00 PM
SURE, if the teacher can validate that my arrestee never attended a CPS school, I'll do that. Because I'm POSITIVE, that if he did attend a CPS school, the TEACHER would have taught him/her how to actually live in a civilized society and NOT become another statistic for the liberal Democrats to use against our next president, Donald Trump.
Barb West's incompetence shining through.
Narcotics has a copier every few feet. They justify this by saying it is paid for by 1505 funds. Just like all the Enterprise rental cars they lease for coppers to drive, even the inside dollies that are the bosses girls. Don't believe me? Just sit in the lots and see. Use that 1505 money for supplies
Barb West is Chief of supplies and she wants to show everyone just how important she really is.
5/24/2016 07:47:00 PM
This is most likely what's really going on. Incompetent bosses often issue arbitrary edicts to make them seem like they are doing something. Have seen many a boss do this, usually they get shit canned right afterwards.
Maybe Rham could find a little cash if he wasn't hiring more staff and high paid bosses for his office. Thats out of control.
How about fixing all the leaking faucets/toilets & then count all the lights that are on all day, everyday that don't have an off switch...oops, that might require some paper work!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Ret Sgt. Ken jake Jacobson passed away truley a prince and a good boss, always had good advice, for all of rookies on the job. Cadet@ptlm,wagoner ret.
5/24/2016 08
You are right about him. Met him is 020 when I came on in 65 He took you under his wing, taught you how to be the police and looked out for you until you figured it out, the way sgts did then.
Also was a pretty good point guard on our 020 basketball team RIP
Every paper report that existed ca. 1995 should
have been simply scanned with a few tweaks...
For example, simple case reporting, there is
NO REASON the GOCR should have morphed
into the awful, multi-screen, drop-down, auto
rejected because one checked box on your
report is designed to have an irreconcileable
difference with another.
You can tell how so much on this job
was designed and implemented by
non-Police persons who had the
mayor's ear.
Carpetbaggery 101...
Sell a reform/change
as a "money saving"
bright idea...
Get paid HANDSOMELY
for implementing such.
Ignore all the signs that
said implementation
WILL ROYALLY
FUCK UP everything!
Run away fast and far
with your ill-gotten gain
while good people are
left in your wake to
grapple with the aftermath
of your "bright idea."
>Out of tune horns blare a lousy,
sour and discordant fanfare<
It's the Chicago way dammit.
Yup, to agree with an earlier post (er), in app. 1998 or 99, the department began to say that we would be paperless by 2005.
Bwahhhhhaaaaaahaaaahaaaa!
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