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5-Year + Outlook

The Colleyville Police Department is well positioned to take on the challenges over the next
five (5) years. During the last year and a half, we have worked hard to fill open positions,
provide additional tools to our officers and detectives, meet or exceed industry best practices,
select the next cadre of departmental leaders, positively engage with our community through
many channels, and provide for the well-being of our workforce.

Policing continues to change at break-neck speed. We will continue to equip our team with
the most up-to-date technology that will positively impact their productivity and efficacy. We
will also ensure they are equipped with tools, such as body-worn and in-car cameras, to
ensure accountability and transparency so that we maintain the trust of our community. We
will invest in training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, procedural justice, and officer
safety and wellness, just to name a few, to ensure our officers have the skills necessary for
constitutional policing.

We will continue to be an intelligence led, data driven, and strategy focused agency. We will
continue to use technology to help us understand the trends and patterns of crimes in our
city and develop effective strategies to disrupt them. We will use this information to most
effectively deploy our resources. One of these new tools that will be procured over this time
period is a new Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System. This new system
will be state-of-the-art and will provide streamlined access to law enforcement and fire
department records, enhanced crime analysis tools, electronic case management, and
upgraded 911 and dispatch capability.

The demographics and culture of the Colleyville Police Department will significantly change
over the next five (5) years as well. In 2018 and 2019, we have hired more than a quarter
of our authorized sworn workforce to replace those who have retired or left the agency for
one reason or another. This means that we will have a much younger and less experienced
department in the near term. While these new employees will bring new positive energy and
enthusiasm, management will have to be strategic when developing policy and procedures
and providing training and career development. Leadership training and succession planning
will play a significant role in determining the sustainability of our success as an organization
going forward. To support this effort, the City Council approved additional funds for ongoing
leadership training for our personnel in the 2019 budget.

In closing, we will continue to be strategic in planning for the future and equipping our
employees with the knowledge, training and technology they need to do their job with
excellence. We will continue to uphold and live out our values of Integrity, Service and
Innovation as we proudly serve this great community.

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