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Goals

Administration
Transformation
Continue to develop local, state, and federal resources to implement or enhance Police Department programs.
Organizational Excellence
Continue seeking state and federal grant opportunities to fund the implementation/enhancement of existing programs
and services, and/or purchase new technology.
Continue mandated leadership education and training for supervisors and promotional candidates.
Provide thorough, accurate, and impartial investigations of formal, informal, and internal complaints.

Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Support and encourage the Department's Community Relations Division to create/implement programs designed to
incorporate citizen involvement.
Animal Control
Organizational Excellence
Continue to develop new strategies and/or opportunities to increase pet adoption rates.
Respond to public concerns accordingly, providing follow-up when necessary.
Continue to support staff development to increase knowledge of best practices in animal care.
Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Continue promoting responsible pet ownership by attending off-site civic events and hosting Pet Fairs.
Develop public education programs to enhance awareness of domestic and wildlife animals.
Continue to encourage and further enhance Shelter volunteer participation.

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Transformation
Be proactive in making contact with operators of commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with state and federal laws,
and ensure the safety of the vehicles.
Organizational Excellence
Obtain crash certi cations to expand knowledge on crash investigations involving commercial vehicles.

Community Ser vices
Organizational Excellence
Comply with all state-mandated requirements and deadlines regarding the certi cation and training of all Department
personnel.
Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Continue to be a presence and for information to all citizens, residents and businesses.
Continue to enhance and promote citizen involvement through the Department's Volunteers in Policing Services (V.I.P.S.)
and Explorers Program.
Create new opportunities for law enforcement personnel to engage citizens in a casual setting.

Criminal Investigations
Transformation
Continue to develop intelligence sharing in cooperation with the Department's Crime Analyst and neighboring agencies
in order to further investigative leads relating to property and violent crime.
Continue efforts to impact the rate of repeat victimization.
Organizational Excellence
Continue to maintain a low open case load average per detective/investigator.
Crime Analyst - provides the Patrol and Criminal Investigations Divisions with timely and speci c crime analysis and
statistical data for deployment and investigative purposes.
Implement processes for digital forensics.

Communicate & Engage with Citizens
Provide continued follow-ups with victims to facilitate recovery and healing.

Dispatch
Transformation
Ensure all arrest warrants and protective order con rmations are entered accurately, and disseminated to other law
enforcement agencies.
Organizational Excellence
Creating opportunities for expanded training and networking with other agencies and dispatchers.
Ensure State-mandated training and licensing requirements are met.
Ensure all affected personnel are current on TCIC/NCIC certi cation.

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