For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage on the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here.

Contracts obtained by the Daily Bruin outlined costs associated with policing on campus.

Outside police forces were used as part of policing in response to the April 30 attack on pro-Palestine protesters and in the May 2 police sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment. Former UCPD Chief John Thomas had previously told the Daily Bruin his department was understaffed in a February interview.

According to data obtained by the Los Angeles City Controller’s office from LAPD, UCLA had around 590 LAPD officers on campus from April 30 to May 3. Officers clocked 6,153 regular hours and 2,438 overtime hours, according to the city controller’s office.

LAPD is seeking $583,084 in reimbursement from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, according to the city controller’s office. LAPD operations are primarily funded by Mayor Karen Bass’ budget, which this year allocated them $3.2 billion.

“It’s similar to responses to what we’ve seen with data we’ve gathered for prior LAPD responses on demonstrations … of this magnitude,” said City Controller Kenneth Mejia.

UCLA paid California Highway Patrol officers $86.34 an hour and $105.02 per hour for CHP sergeants, according to documents obtained by the Daily Bruin. The same documents state that if a CHP officer or sergeant has reported to the service location and has worked less than four hours, the requesting party – the University – is required to pay for four hours of work.

This means when CHP personnel are requested, the University is paying a minimum of $345.36 per officer called to campus.

On average, without overtime compensation, CHP officers earn around $9,194 per month. CHP officers are eligible for overtime when their total hours exceed 171 in a 28-day period.

Emails between UC police departments obtained by the Daily Bruin also revealed UC Davis Police Department Chief Joseph Farrow discussed using CHP resources with police chiefs at UC Berkeley, UC Irvine and UC Riverside on May 1, after CHP reported to UCLA. According to the LA Times, police officers from agencies including CHP made 47 arrests at UC Irvine after protesters occupied a lecture hall.

The University would have paid the same rate for CHP officers at UC Irvine as at UCLA.

According to an agreement between UCLA and CHP, officers should help the University; however, nothing in the agreement requires officers to respond if it impedes their ability to provide law enforcement services in their own jurisdiction.

CHP did not respond to requests for comment regarding the number of personnel deployed to UCLA and hours clocked from April 30 to May 3 by the time of publication.

The Beverly Hills Police Department had a total of 13 officers on scene from 3 p.m. May 1 to 9:45 a.m. May 2, according to a statement from BHPD.

Other police forces present at UCLA during recent policing incidents – including the LA County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Monica Police Department and Culver City Police Department – did not respond in time to requests for comment about resources used at UCLA.

According to the agreements between CHP, UCLA and LAPD, as well as the data obtained by the city controller’s office, UCLA falls within LAPD’s jurisdiction, whereas officers requested from CHP have no obligation to report to campus – thus, their payment comes directly from the University.

LAPD is not required to provide assistance on campus unless it has sufficient resources and has assessed its own local emergency response resources, according to the documents. If the University or UCPD request LAPD services to respond to public demonstrations or civil disobedience, LAPD officers remain under the command of LAPD supervisors at all times.

Contributing reports from Dylan Winward, News editor.