A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 25-28, regarding an update on the status of potential civilian flagger operations in the Cambridge Police Union contract

ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO 125 SIXTH STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02142 TELEPHONE [phone removed] WEB www.cambridgepolice.org FACEBOOK facebook.com/CambridgePolice TWITTER twitter.com/CambridgePolice Yi-An Huang City Manager Christine Elow Police Commissioner To: City Manager, Yi-An Huang From: Police Commissioner, Christine Elow Date: July 22, 2025 Ref.: POR 2025 #67 This memorandum has been prepared in response to City Council Policy Order POR 2025 #67 which requested an “update with details on the status of potential civilian flagger operations in the Cambridge Police Union contract” and asked the “relevant city staff explore a civilian traffic flagger program”. The Cambridge Police Department has reached an agreement with both police unions regarding the possibility of retaining trained civilians for some details that are not filled by officers. The Police Department is currently working with the Purchasing and Law Departments to draft and begin a procurement process by late summer 2025. We will be able to provide further updates once bids are awarded. Respectfully, Christine Elow Police Commissioner