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 Continued our partnership with the Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force (TCATTF) which
included new funding for the salary of assigned officer
 Continuation of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, in partnership with KISD, to
increase campus safety which included:
 Regular communication with the district’s Safety and Security Director and school district
leadership
 Continued faculty and staff training regarding active shooter and safety training throughout
the school year
 Conducting safety assessments at each campus as needed or requested
 Conducting mandatory Senate Bill (SB) 30, Community Safety Education Act, presentations
for all high school students
 Continued high-level social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Nextdoor;
averaging 10 to 15 new posts per week
TRAINING

 Officers and non-sworn department personnel averaged over 120 hours of training during
the 2023-2024 fiscal year

 Officers completed 16 hours of mandated ALERRT training in addition to department force-
on-force training

 ALERRT instructors completed the active shooter First Responder Breeching Course and
Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) during this period; they had previously completed
the ALERRT Instructors School and the Solo Officer Response & Deployment (SORD) course

 Officers were trained and certified on the new Taser platform and the new Byrna pepper
ball launcher platform
 Officers completed mandatory 16-hour red-dot and 9mm handgun training in addition to
required state qualifications training
 Sergeants were trained to use the less-lethal, bean-bag shotgun
 Records and Property Room Manager attended the TAPEIT conference
 Command staff and supervision attended the following training:
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 The 5 Annual Consent Decree Conference and the FBI-LEEDA Conference
 The Texas Police Chief Leadership Series
 The FBI LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute (SLI)
 The FBI-LEEDA Command Leadership Institute (CLI)
 The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) First Line Supervisors Course
 The FBI LEEDA and North Texas HIDTA Media and Public Relations (PIO) Courses
GRANTS
 Continuing the use of grants to fund major technology improvements to include:
 Applied for a Citizens on Patrol vehicle through a State of Texas Justice Assistance Grant
(JAG); award still pending
 The grant funded Stalker LED speed limit signs are still in service throughout the city
 The Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) grant funded cameras are in service
 The Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) speed enforcement devices are currently in use

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