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General Fund Police

5. Community Policing: Continue to implement best practices of community policing that enhance the safety
of both officers and the public.
6. Infrastructure: Ensure Police Department infrastructure is operationally adequate to serve the community.

The Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) is organized into three bureaus: Patrol, Support, and Finance/
Personnel. Each bureau includes commands, with divisions, sections, and units under each command.
a. Patrol Bureau: The majority of employees are in the Patrol Bureau, which consists of six divisions
representing various geographic areas of the city. This includes directed response teams, the traffic
division, and patrol support services. This Bureaus also includes specialized teams such as tactical
medics, crisis intervention, homeless outreach, civilian response teams, and air support.
b. Support Bureau: The main role of the Support Bureau is further policy support in the form of detective and
investigative presence, intelligence, community programs, records and property room, the crime lab, and
specialized functions including but not limited to SWAT, Narcotics, and Gang Units.
c. The Finance/Personnel Bureau provides the administrative and fiscal foundation necessary to manage
departmental finances, maintain the workforce, operate the communications center, and provide for
departmental recruiting and training needs..
FY2024 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

The Recommended Budget:

• Increases by $4,061,037 for funding prior year costs of 45 sworn officers
• Increases by $4,035,723 for scheduled increases in civil service employee pay as outlined in the current
Meet and Confer agreement

• Increases by 21 AP (sworn) for additional patrol positions, which will be unfunded and absorbed with
attrition cost, and are recommended by the Matrix staffing study.
• Increases by $2,287,961 for increased fleet costs

• Increases by $1,825,013 for overtime costs
• Increases by $1,795,716 for IT Service allocations
• Increases by $1,507,078 as a result of transferring in 13 APs previously funded by grants as part of the
COPS Hiring grant
• Increases by $1,482,152 for pay for performance for general employees
• Increases by $1,050,002 and 14 AP (general) for the Police Communications Division, as recommended
by the Matrix staffing study
• Increases by $907,266 for group health insurance adjustments
• Increases by $785,738 for workers compensation allocations
• Increases by $798,605 for salary adjustments attributed to $15/hr minimum wage movement and 2% pay
band adjustments
• Increases by $539,969 for retiree health insurance allocations
• Increases by $387,539 for funding Fleet RFID readers for a new fleet management system by the
Property Management Department
• Increases by $380,000 for additional ammunition budget to due price increases
• Increases by 3 AP (sworn) for the Crime Scene Unit, which will be unfunded and absorbed with attrition
cost, and are recommended by the Matrix staffing study

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