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Special Revenue Fund



            Revenue from the ½ cent sales tax provides the necessary resources to effectively implement crime reduction
            strategies  pertaining  to  the  following  funding  categories:  enhanced  enforcement;  neighborhood  crime
            prevention; partners with a shared mission; recruitment and training; equipment, technology, and infrastructure.
            These strategies include deploying officers to respond to emerging crime trends, supporting citizen participation
            and crime prevention programs, replacing vehicles and equipment critical to crime control, increasing security at
            schools, and providing an adequate number of officers throughout Fort Worth’s neighborhoods.


            The Fund is administered by the Fort Worth Police Department, and is managed by a nine-member board of
            directors that establishes the annual budget and policies, oversees expenditures, and evaluates programs funded
            by the District. Each year, the board adopts a budget that is then submitted to the city council. The council
            approves or rejects the budget as submitted by the CCPD board.

            The CCPD maintains a comprehensive set of financial management policy statements that are administered by
            city staff on behalf of the Crime Control & Prevention District. These policies aim to ensure that financial resources
            are available to meet the present and future needs through effective program planning for CCPD revenue.


            CCPD Goals:
               ·   Manage the budget based on funding priorities.
               ·   Continue to provide opportunities for citizens to learn about CCPD.
               ·   Support  efforts  to  reduce  violent  crime  and  gang-related  activities  through  enhanced  enforcement
                   activities and crime prevention programs.
               ·   Support  efforts  to  increase  the  safety  of  residents  and  decrease  crime  throughout  Fort  Worth
                   neighborhoods.
               ·   Support efforts to increase the safety of youth and reduce juvenile crime through crime prevention and
                   intervention programs.
               ·   Support efforts to enhance crime-fighting and prevention tools and efforts through diverse recruitment
                   training and retention of high-quality officers; technology and equipment; and capital improvements.







































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