Page 14 - Saginaw FY20 Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW
STRATEGIC PLAN

2019-2020
Police continue to compete for state and Police received $26,000 Tarrant County
national grants for personnel and 911 grant for new radio system upgrade. Police continue to compete for state and
equipment. We have already applied for Obtained BJA Bullet Proof Vest Grant. national grants for personnel and
the BJA bullet proof vest grant for 18/19, Purchased rifle grade vests for all sworn equipment. We will be applying for the
as well as, the LEOSE training grant for personnel. We were granted $2,700 for LEOSE training grant for 19/20.
18/19. LEOS Training.
Community Services continue to Community Services hosted successful Community Services continue to
maintain existing programs. Increase events such as the Run the Rails 5k maintain existing programs. Increase
(increased
Images
of
participation),
revenues through new creative and fine Saginaw Photo Contest (increased revenues through new creative and fine
tuned existing programs. Increase senior participation), Concerts in the Park tuned existing programs. Increase senior
center programming. Improve 6th Annual (increased concerts by two and had center programming. Improve 7th Annual
Images of Saginaw Photo Contest with increased patron participation), had Images of Saginaw Photo Contest with
increased awards, promotion and revised increased participation at the Saginaw increased awards, promotion and revised
program. Increase marketing and program. Increase marketing and
promotion of the City via Facebook, Aquatic Center. Dramatic increase in promotion of the City via Facebook,
communication to the public via Facebook,
Twitter, press/media release, Digital Twitter, Press Releases, Email Alerts and Twitter, press/media release, Digital
Display Sign, Saginaw FYI, and web site. Display Sign, Saginaw FYI, and web site.
Digital Display Sign.
Community Services partner with local Community Services partner with local
professional photography company to Community Services increased professional photography company to
provide additional advice, funding, awards sponsorships, donations and volunteeers provide additional advice, funding, awards
and marketing to increase participation in helped reduce the costs and increased and marketing to increase participation in
Maintain a the Images of Saginaw Photo Contest. programming. Increased donations to the the Images of Saginaw Photo Contest.
financially Seeking additional sponsorship Saginaw Senior Center. Seeking additional sponsorship
sound City opportunities through drink vending opportunities through drink vending
companies.
companies.
providing
superior Library received the Interlibrary Loan
services Reimbursement Award from the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission
($4,176), Received donations from a
local family ($350) and the Saginaw
Library Boosters ($4,000) to support the Library apply for at least two grants
Library's Summer Reading Club.
Library apply for at least two grants Received numerous donations of and two additional donations per year.
and two additional donations per year. money, coupons, and products from Increase leadership and participation in
Continue to develop partnerships with local businesses for our Summer the North Texas Library Consortium.
local groups and businesses. Continue to develop partnerships with
Reading Club, including Elkins' local groups and businesses.
Hardware, Taco Casa, Walmart, Chick-
fil-a, and more. In addition, the Library
Director worked on the Train & Grain
Festival this year, building relationships
with a wider network of community
leaders.
Animal Services add one full-time shelter
Animal Services develop, implement, and Animal Services switched from one technician to better assist the cleaning of
maintain an Animal Services web page shelter management software to another to the shelter, caring for te increased number
that can be linked to the city web page. better track and manage our operations. of animal intake/population, and providing
This will allow for more timely posting of Replaced vacancies bringing us to full- better customer service to the increasing
stray animals. staff for the first time in over two years. number of calls, intake animals, and
customer and animal needs.

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