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DEPARTMENT / DIVISION FUND
POLICE – PROPERTY/EVIDENCE GENERAL
PROGRAM NAME
PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SECTION
DESCRIPTION / MISSION
The Property and Equipment Management Section is responsible for the storage, safekeeping and disposal of all property
collected, recovered, found, or otherwise received by police personnel. This section maintains records critical to the proper
handling and disposal of all property under its care and maintains the integrity of all evidence submitted to court. The Property
and Equipment Management Section is charged with determining the disposition of all property stored, and in accordance with
court orders and/or departmental policy, mandating strict protocols for property and evidence disposal. This section is also
responsible for the department's Quartermaster function, to include property accountability of all issued equipment, as well as,
maintaining support for all uniforms and personal assigned equipment. The section maintains oversight of the department's police
fleet to ensure all vehicles and public safety equipment are accounted for and in serviceable condition. This section is responsible
for the Logistics function for the city, which includes all mail support to all city departments and is also responsible for the Tarrant
County Drug Take Back Program supporting the community.
GOALS
• To process and securely maintain all evidence and property collected by the police in a professional and expedient manner.
(Safety and Security)
• To allow expeditious access to property and evidence when needed by the departments or courts. (Efficient and Effective
Delivery of Services)
• To expedite the purging of accumulated property and evidence destined for disposition per state approved methods and
department policies in a timely, efficient and professional manner. (Efficient and Effective Delivery of Services)
• To provide personnel with needed uniforms and equipment. (Safety and Security)
• To process and correctly handle all of the mail and packages sent and received the City, this includes internal mail and external
mail. (Efficient and Effective Delivery of Services)
• To maintain police fleet and equipment. (Safety and Security)

OBJECTIVES
• Educate and promote enhanced property and evidence submission by officers, in order to improve the submission process.
• Enhance the security and efficiency of all property storage locations to improve accountability and responsiveness.
• Reduce property inventory through purging, per legal disposition, thus promoting efficient utilization of available storage space
and reducing management requirements.
• Maintain release times that support expeditious release of property to rightful owners.
• Maintain a Quartermaster program that supports timely satisfaction of police uniform and equipment requirements.
• Enhance both mailing and delivery of packages throughout all city departments and buildings
• Maintain police vehicle fleet and equipment to highest operational and safety standards.
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
PERFORMANCE MEASURES ACTUAL REVISED ESTIMATED
Goal: Safety and Security
# Of authorized civilian personnel (FTEs): 5.50 5.50 5.50
Property and Equipment Manager 1.00 1.00 1.00
Property/Evidence Technicians 2.00 2.00 2.00
Technical Service Officer 1.00 1.00 1.00
P/T Mail Carriers (3 X.50) 1.50 1.50 1.50
# Of property items auctioned 227 430 186
# Of quartermaster items issued 2,621 2,884 3,172
# Of items returned to quartermaster for disposal 219 234 261
# Of items returned to stock 62 65 74
% Of personnel issued authorized uniforms 1 73.00% 73.00% 73.00%
Goal: Efficient and Effective Delivery of City Services
# Of packages received 2 6,074 6,134 6,195
# Of pieces of mail processed 51,314 51,374 51,435
# Of property pieces processed 7,269 7,444 7,965
# Of quarterly inventory of all weapons, narcotics and money 4 4 4
# Of audits to ensure compliance to all policy and procedures 2 2 2
# Of annual inventory of property maintained by section 1 1 1
# Of quartermaster transactions 2,902 3,183 3,507
# Of completed city court orders 1,225 1,236 1,248
# Of property items destroyed 8,188 7,527 8,054
% Of received property items processed 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
% Of received items disposed of as to percent received 113.00% 101.00% 101.00%

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