The initial community policing unit consisted of one sergeant, two sworn officers, one non-sworn officer and one volunteer. The targeted service area consisted of one square mile. This strategic planning also included dialogue related to the types of problems that Community Lead Officers would address. The day labor issue was given immediate consideration in this regard and a strategic plan was put into place.
Day laborers are individuals who solicit employment on a daily, temporary basis.
Most often they wait for employment on streets and sidewalks in commercial areas or in parking lots adjoining building or painting supply stores. The problems associated with the congregation of day laborers had pla gued the city for almost 25 years. It was a genuine community problem involving blight and quality of life issues for all concerned - residents, business owners, and even the laborers themselves. Theft, property damage, trash, excessive noise, public intoxication, gambling, prostitution, drugs, urination and defecation were also prevalent. City of Glendale C. 0.