What is the thinking on the effect of community policing on reduction of crime?
Visibility can displace crime. Currently we aren’t reaching our goal of having 1/3 officers with unassigned available time. We do not have sufficient staffing based on the 1/3 available time to meet our goal for community policing. Q: Are stacked calls a problem? A: We don’t have that information, but we can get an average “hold” time for emergency calls by the next meeting. Chief Brown referenced previous presentation PowerPoint on the average wait for priority 1, 2, 3 and 4 calls. Q: Who is accountable for meeting police department goals? A: (Answered by Chief Brown). It ultimately ends with me to implement the goals and meet the needs for our department. We re-do the strategic plan every year, but it extends five years. We look at our one-year plans quarterly. Q: Where do you see our Committee falling into this plan? A: (Answered by Chief Brown). We want to give you the information you need to understand the issues and make recommendations. Q: Would you like us to come up with a mor
