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K-9 SERVICES

Department at a Glance

The K-9 Department includes one officer/K-9 handler. The K-9 budget decreased due to one officer being
reassigned within the division.

Key Goals and Objectives

Goal 1
Develop a stronger bond with the community through community relations efforts.

Objectives:
• Become more involved with the Community Resources Office to provide demonstrations of K-9
abilities at events.
• Develop relationships with community organizations to further enhance our bond with the
community.

Goal 2
Develop a narcotics interdiction plan along Highway 287.

Objectives:
• Attend and advance a highway intersection course.
• Assist the Patrol Department with all highway intersection stops.

Goal 3
Establish a relationship with the area narcotics units.

Objectives:
• Reach out to local narcotic units in order to assist them with narcotic searches.
• Establish contacts with the Ellis County STOP unit in order to provide assistance to the narcotics
unit.

Performance Objectives
• Develop a stronger bond with the community through community relations efforts.
• Develop a narcotics interdiction plan along Highway 287.
• Establish a relationship with the area narcotics units.

Actual Actual Budget Budget
K-9 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019
Demand
Requests for Assistance 60 33 60 45
Workload
Building Searches 20 0 9 0
Assist Other Agencies 30 32 15 35
Narcotic Searches 45 25 50 50
Productivity
Average Cost per Citizen $3.76 $3.69 $3.89 $1.95
Effectiveness
Percent of Narcotic Finds 50% 48% 30% 50%

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