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PATROL

               Department at a Glance

               The  Police Patrol  Department includes the Assistant Police Chief, one  captain, five  sergeants,  six
               corporals, and fifty four patrol officers. One part-time position was converted to full-time, and six new
               patrol officers were added in FY 2019-2020. The Patrol Department increased 14.55% due to a merit
               increase and the addition of personnel.

               Key Goals and Objectives

               Goal 1
               Increase the amount of driving based judgement training.

               Objectives:
                   •  All of Patrol Division successfully completes the “Below 100” training program.
                   •  Quarterly roll-call training by driving instructors to re-enforce good judgement.

               Goal 2
               Re-implement the use of an Officer Committee in the Patrol Division.

               Objectives:
                   •  Improve the communication directly between Patrol Officers and Police Administration using
                       representatives selected by their respective shifts.
                   •  Receive problems, solutions and feedback from non-supervisory patrol representatives in
                       reference to improving the Patrol Division.

               Goal 3
               Conduct a minimum of two special details a month per shift to curb issues during specific shift time.

               Objectives:
                   •  Through analytics, develop monthly special details to deal with problems/crimes on specific
                       shifts.
                   •  Increase officers’ knowledge in problem areas/times on their shift.

               Performance Objectives
                 •  Increase officers’ situational awareness to reduce fleet accidents by 25%.
                 •  Conduct at least four meetings of the Officer Committee to enhance communication and input
                     from frontline officers directly to administration.
                 •  Conduct at least 24 special details per shift in FY 2019-2020 to decrease activity related to
                     specific crime-focused issues developed through analytics.














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