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CITY OF SAGINAW
                           GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
                                                        2024-2025

                                                         POLICE


            GOAL: To provide citizens with courteous, professional, impartial, and cost-effective police services twenty-four hours
            a day, seven days a week, while enforcing City ordinances, State and federal laws and protecting the lives and
            property of those who live, work, and travel through the City of Saginaw.

                City            FY 2023-2024                  FY 2023-2024                  FY 2024-2025
              Strategy         Department Goal           Department Achievement           Department Goal

                                                      The police Department conducted
                                                      one CPA class and one JPA class  Conduct one Citizen Police Academy
                            Conduct one Citizen Police   this fiscal year. Officers have   and two Junior Police Academies.
                          Academy and two Junior Police   attended local events, Movie in the   Increase citizen contacts at events
                       Academies. Increase citizen contacts   Park, Garage Gabs, July 4th   and public places.  Conduct K9
                       at events and public places, i.e. park,   fireworks show, National Night Out   public demos and increase
                         school and neighborhood events.   and other events. The K9 unit has   community engagement with our
                        Conduct K9 public demos. Continue   given 8 demonstrations. Officers are  partners from, non profit Stand Out
             Maintain a      to emphasize training.    receiving a great deal of training both   Act Responsibly (SOAR)
             financially                                in-house, and outside training.
             sound city
             providing
              superior                                                              Continue to compete for state and
              services                                                               national grants for personnel and
                                                                                    equipment.  Continue to emphasize
                         Continue to compete for state and   The department was awarded   training.  We will apply for the
                         national grants for personnel and                          LEOSE training grant for 24/25 as
                        equipment.  We will be applying for   LEOSE funds again this year, as well   well as the Bullet Proof Vest re-
                        the LEOSE training grant for 23/24.   as DOJ funding for vests.  imbursement program through the
                                                                                    Department of Justice.  We will re-
                                                                                      apply for Texas Police Chief's
                                                                                   Association Accredidation Program.


                                                  LONG TERM OBJECTIVES

            Utilize the law enforcement facility to improve operations and increase service to the citizens.

            Replace three (3) vehicles per year in order to provide reliable, safe and updated vehicles for patrol officers.

            Audit sex offender files by comparing them with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s website every 180 days.

            Fill vacancies with highly qualified officers and restore full-time traffic enforcement and Community Policing Officer.

            Sponsor Citizen’s Police Academy, Junior Police Academy, and continue volunteer based programs.


















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