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POLICE DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION (100-300-01)

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Administration Division is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and supervision of all the activities of the
police department under the direction of the Chief of Police. The Division is also responsible for the successful attainment of
goals and objectives throughout the department including, but not limited to, traffic safety and regulation, uniformed patrol,
community services and education, crime control, regional animal control, regional public safety dispatch and jail, and facility and
equipment maintenance.

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION GOALS:
1. Continue to meet the service needs of a growing community with value driven, customer-focused, and transparent style of
policing designed to improve the quality of life in Keller.
2. Continue creative funding mechanisms with the regional approach to lessen the tax burden on our residents.
3. Provide quality leadership that fosters excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement designed to retain and reward
valued team members.
4. Promote a culture centered around E to the 4th Power and our role and purpose to Serve the Greater Good, Justly Apply
local, state, and federal law, and demonstrate Fundamental Fairness by treating all with Dignity and Respect.

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OBJECTIVES:
1. Continue to strive to be in the top three cities reporting the lowest Part 1 Crime Index compared to the 15 benchmark cities in
the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
2. Continue our focus on proactive crime prevention measures through our full-time community service officer, Keller Facebook,
Twitter, and E-Safe Platforms.
3. Work with the Keller Crime Control and Prevention District to efficiently and effectively manage the sales tax funds to provide
technology, vehicles, equipment, payback the debt for the jail/animal adoption center capital project, and FFE replacement
account.
4. Manage, monitor, and continuously seek to enhance services provided through our long-term agreement to provide regional
communications, jail services, and animal services to the cities of Southlake and Colleyville, and police services to the Town of
Westlake.
5. Continue to be open and explore other possible partners for the regional jail and animal adoption center.

SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSIS:
FY 2019-20
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Adopted
SERVICES PROVIDED Actual Budget YE Proj. Budget
Total Part I Major Crimes 318 350 355 345
Total arrests 861 1,300 900 1,035
Total Reported Traffic Collisions 219 230 230 225
Citizen-initiated calls for service 22,088 27,000 22,260 23,000
Officer-initiated calls for service 60,584 69,000 62,000 70,000
E-Safe emails/Twitter/Facebook followers 78,340 68,000 80,000 82,000
** Excludes the Town of Westlake

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