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CITY OF SAGINAW
FUND DESCRIPTION

2021-2022

CCPD FUND

The Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) was originally approved in November 1997 as a one-half
cent sales tax and went into effect on April 1, 1998. In May of 2002, the citizens voted to continue the CCPD for
another five years. In May of 2007 voters renewed the CCPD for another ten years, but at a rate of 3/8ths
cents. Voters approved a ten year continuation in May 2017 with 391 votes for the sales tax and 69 against.

The Board of Directors governs the District. The Board of Directors consists of the Mayor and City
Councilmembers.

The district is automatically dissolved on the fifth anniversary of the date the district began to levy taxes if the
district has not held a continuation or dissolution referendum. A majority of the governing body of the political
subdivision that created the district by resolution may request a referendum on continuation or dissolution. Due
notice must be given to the public and a public hearing must be held first. The board may not hold a
referendum earlier than the fourth anniversary of the date the district was created or earlier than the third
anniversary of the date of the last continuation or dissolution referendum. The governing body that created the
district may specify the number of years for which a district should be continued. A district may be continued for
5, 10, 15 or 20 years.

The goal of the CCPD is to increase patrol officer visibility, enhance crime fighting ability by acquiring new
equipment, providing additional training and updating technology and by reducing the number of juvenile
offenders involved in repeated criminal and/or gang-related activity.

The department continues to receive requests for Crime Prevention services on a regular basis. Many of these
requests involve insurance home inspections, while others concern Crime Watch Programs, police department
tours and school visits. The addition of a Community Services Officer allows the department to participate in
programs such as Crime Watch and National Night Out, and host the Citizens Police Academy. This position
reports to the Administrative Sergeant and assists in other areas of the department as needed.

Since April 1998, the City has hired ten additional patrol officers, a public services officer, a dispatcher and a
school resource officer with CCPD funds. Over the last 20 years, CCPD funds have been used to
fund/purchase:

· Pay increases for Police personnel;
· Handguns, patrol rifles, ballistic vests, equipment and supplies;
· Officer training;
· A police reporting system;
· Police vehicles and equipment,
· Radar and in-car video systems;
· A DVD recorder system in dispatch.

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