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Department Goals & <br />Objectives <br />• Maintain an immediate response to <br />emergency calls with the priority of the <br />safety of the community <br />• Achieve non -emergency response times <br />under 20 minutes <br />• Continue to engage in various <br />community events that foster trust and <br />collaboration <br />• Maintain staffing levels through a <br />continued focus on retention strategies <br />• Focus on the professional development <br />to prepare personnel for future <br />leadership roles <br />• Implement training strategies that <br />focus on foundational skills and best <br />practices in policing <br />• Allocate resources to adequately staff <br />special assignment positions that <br />ensure community safety and <br />engagement while providing <br />development opportunities for <br />personnel <br />• Continue to focus on wellness initiatives <br />for all staff members and include City <br />staff when appropriate <br />• Identify and implement technological <br />solutions to improve organizational and <br />operational efficiency and effectiveness <br />• Continue to identify and apply for grant <br />opportunities <br />• Explore opportunities to leverage <br />technology to improve <br />case/investigative communication and <br />updates <br />• Identify opportunities to collaborate <br />with the community on crime <br />prevention strategies <br />Department <br />Accomplishments <br />• Successfully implemented a new <br />computer automated dispatch program <br />and records management system to <br />enhance response times, and improve <br />operational efficiency and move toward <br />paperless document submissions <br />• Successfully resolved a long-standing <br />homicide case, bringing closure to the <br />victim's family and demonstrating a <br />commitment to justice <br />• Procured the Command and Crime <br />Scene Investigation vehicles to expand <br />operational readiness <br />• Developed leadership capability by <br />sending numerous personnel through <br />professional and executive leadership <br />programs <br />• Created a police cadet program as a <br />pipeline to the police officer position; <br />one cadet has successfully entered the <br />pipeline <br />• Expanded relationship with PUSD <br />through use of a School Resource <br />Officer and a School Community Officer <br />Resource Education Officer <br />• Implemented the California Incident - <br />Based Reporting System <br />• Partnered with South Bay Academy to <br />host Pellet B testing for Police Officer <br />position <br />• Fulfilled staffing goals by hiring all <br />vacant positions (sworn and <br />professional staff) <br />• Applied for and received grant funding <br />to assist with the purchase of ballistic <br />vests for sworn staff <br />• Through grant funding, implemented <br />traffic collision report writing software <br />that integrates with Traffic Engineering <br />and the State, including a cost-saving <br />electronic citation platform <br />• Alternative Response Unit was <br />recognized for outstanding effort and <br />innovative solutions by winning the <br />prestigious Helen Putnam Award for <br />Excellence <br />