County is hoping to do more with less.

With public safety as the number one priority of government, Commissioner Dale stood alongside County Executive Ed Mangano at a press conference on Monday January 30, as the County Executive outlined his police reorganization plan.

At a further meeting with The Jewish Star, the County Executive and Police Commissioner outlined their proposed plan to streamline the department’s precincts.

They highlighted the plan’s dual purpose, “to increase efficiencies while addressing fiscal issues, such as soaring overtime.” If the plan is approved, eight existing precincts will be consolidated into four. The Second, Third, Fourth and Seventh Precincts will subsume the Eight, Sixth, Fifth and First, respectively, each two on the same radio frequency. The Seventh will be renamed the First. Precincts that will be phased out will remain open as Community Policing Centers, each staffed with two police officers around the clock.

Dale and top police brass assert that the redistribution lends itself to a more evenly distributed workload, with the same 177 police cars remaining in their current neighborhoods. Of the 156 total precinct administrative desk jobs (39 police officers in each of the four precincts), 48 will be reassigned POP (Problem Oriented Police) Cops.

Brian Nevin, aide to the County Executive, is quick to make the point that reassigning these officers will “have no effect on public safety as they are restricted by contractual agreement from leaving their desk jobs to assist the public.”

While this plan can only move forward with the approval of the Nassau County Legislature at an end of month meeting, Commissioner Dale is steadfast in his claim that “there will be no change in service.”