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General Fund

POLICE DEPARTMENT: Will Johnson, Police Chief

Department Narrative
Goals and Objectives
The City of Arlington’s Police Department
enforces state and local criminal laws. The  Goal: Expand and Enhance the City’s Image
department’s uniformed officers are on the o Objective: Promote Community Engagement
front lines dealing with crime detection and  Goal: Ensure Availability of Information, Programs, and City
prevention. Investigators analyze and help Services
prosecute crimes, and the central jail facility o Objective: Implement New Technology
holds adult prisoners. The Police  Goal: Partner with Local Organizations to Educate and
Department works out of multiple locations Mentor
throughout the city. The officers and o Objective: Strengthen Education and Enrichment
professional staff of the Arlington Police Programs
Department are committed to the o Objective: Retain Arlington Graduates and Improve
philosophy of “Community-Based” policing Department Recruitment Pools
and providing the best possible service to  Goal: Improve Operational Efficiency
its citizens. o Objective: Organize to Improve Operational Efficiency
 Goal: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry Best Practices
At A Glance and Policies to Foster a Safe Environment

 859 Authorized Positions o Objective: Improve Quality of Life and Place
652 Sworn Positions
207 Civilian Positions Budget Highlights
 Budget Break Down  AISD – SRO Contract Expansion (New Police Sergeant and
Personnel Services $94,084,889
Operating Expenses 18,871,334 3 New Police Officers) $434,337
Total $112,956,223  3 New Police Officers $309,509
 4 New Civilian Investigators $268,788

Revenue Highlights  2 New Police Officer Positions
 Increased recurring funding for 2015 COPS Grant Close-out
 Administrative Services $225,000 $748,160
and Police Towing  Increased recurring funding for Unified Digital Video System
 AISD – SRO Program 1,963,997 Project $245,066
 Burglar Alarm Permits 925,000
 Total $3,113,997  One-time funding for equipment for new AISD – SRO
$69,384

City‐wide Budget Impacts

FY 2019 expenditures are impacted by a targeted 2.5% - 5.7% compensation adjustment depending on their job classification
effective February 2019. Additionally, the city’s contribution to employee health coverage will increase by 4% in FY 2019.

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