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5-Year + Outlook

The Colleyville Police Department continues to be well-positioned to take on the challenges over the next ve (5) years. Fiscal years 2020
and 2021 prepared us to deal with a global pandemic and peaceful protests and in 2022, we managed the largest and most complex
operation in the history of the police department. This incident involved a foreign terrorist, who took four hostages at our Jewish
Synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel. This resulted in an 11-hour standoff and prompted a response from over 250 law enforcement
of cers, 13 local, state and federal agencies. We have never experienced these types of events before, but due to the lessons learned that
day, we are better prepared if we face these challenges again in the future. During the last three years, we have worked hard to ll open
positions, provide additional tools to our of cers and detectives, meet or exceed industry best practices through state and national
accreditation, positively engage with our community through many channels, and provide for the well-being of our workforce.

Policing continues to change at break-neck speed. The last three years have challenged many law enforcement agencies around the
country with calls for police reform. We will continue to align our agency’s policies and procedures with national best practices as a state
and nationally accredited Police Department. We will continue to equip our team with the most up-to-date technology that will positively
impact their productivity and ef cacy. We will also ensure they are equipped with tools, such as body-worn and in-car cameras, to ensure
accountability and transparency so that we maintain the trust of our community. We will continue to invest in training on de-escalation,
crisis intervention, procedural justice, implicit bias, and of cer safety and wellness, just to name a few, to ensure our of cers have the skills
necessary for constitutional policing.

We will continue to be an intelligence-led, data-driven, and strategy-focused agency. We will continue to use technology to help us
understand the trends and patterns of crimes in our city and develop effective strategies to disrupt them. We will use this information to
effectively deploy our resources. One of the new tools recently implemented is a new Computer Aided Dispatch and Records
Management System. This new system is state-of-the-art and will provide streamlined access to law enforcement and re department
records, enhanced crime analysis tools, electronic case management, and upgraded 911 and dispatch capability for many years.

The demographics and culture of the Colleyville Police Department will signi cantly change over the next ve (5) years as well. Since mid-
2018, we have hired more than half of our authorized sworn workforce to replace those who have retired or left the agency for one reason
or another. We are facing unprecedented challenges in recruiting and hiring with a diminished pool of potential candidates and
application submissions are down 50% as compared to last year. We will continue to think creatively and will be strategic with our
vigorous recruiting and retention efforts. Consequently, this means we will have a much younger and less experienced department in the
near term. While these new employees will bring new positive energy and enthusiasm, management will have to be strategic when
developing policy and procedures and providing training and career development. Leadership training and succession planning will play
a signi cant role in determining the sustainability of our success as an organization going forward. To support this effort, the City Council
approved additional funds for ongoing training for our personnel in the 2022 budget.
In closing, we will continue to be strategic in planning for the future and equipping our employees with the knowledge, training, and
technology they need to do their job with excellence. We will continue to uphold and live out our values of Integrity, Service, and
Innovation as we proudly serve this great community.

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