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DEPARTMENT DIVISION ACCOUNT
Police Public Safety 01-520

PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The Azle Police Department is committed to responsive service with a positive public perception. We are
dedicated to competent and consistent public service. We strive for fairness in all that we do.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

To meet or exceed all standards required to for the Texas Police Chief's Association Best Practices Program
To decrease our training budget and expand our position as an authorized TCOLE training site by hosting a
minimum of six major training classes in our new facility.
To decrease family violence assaults by 5% through public awareness, working with advocacy groups and
aggressive enforcement.
To reduce our current level of serious crime, now tracked via NIBRS, by 3%
To reduce annual traffic crashes by 5% by targeted traffic enforcement and safe zones
To strengthen officer level involvement with AISD students and staff by conducting walk-throughs at every campus,
every week.

KEY POINTS OF PROPOSED BUDGET:
Personnel Services: Increase due to impact of FY 2019-20 step increases and increased benefit costs.
Contractual Services: Increase for utilities and other items expected to increase for the new police facility.
Capital Outlay: Increase to cover the replacement of three (3) police vehicles.

KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE: FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21
Actual Estimate Projection
Calls for Police Service 16,563 17,938 18,950
Average Response Time in Minutes 4.14 4.13 4.05
Total Part I Offenses Annually 374 360 350
Increase (Decrease) of Part I Offenses Annually -8% -3.74% -3%
Total Traffic Crashes Annually 279 265 255
Increase (Decrease) of Total Traffic Crashes Annually 2.57% -5.00% -3.77%

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