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2008 Strategic Planning Process

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The 2008 Strategic Planning process marked the Department's 6th consecutive year of success with our strategic planning initiative.  Following "best practices" in strategic planning, this year's process involved a complete "ground up" review of our existing Strategic Directions, Objectives, and supporting Strategies. 

This update process involved a full-day retreat with attendees representing all levels of the Police Department, as well as representatives from the City Manager's Office, Human Resources, Citizen and Neighborhood Resources, Fire, and the Downtown Group.  Speakers provided attendees with an overview of key inputs to consider, such as downtown development, patrol issues and staffing, community issues, and investigative trends.  The retreat resulted in the development of 5 Strategic Directions and 12 Objectives focused on crime prevention and enforcement, deployment, recruitment and retention, organizational development, communications, employee trainign, and facilities/technology planning.  In supportof these Directions and Objectives, 40 individual strategies were identiified and refined. 

The Department then took this plan to the community by holding 3 community forums asking for input and comment.  The community input resulted in the creation of an additional Strategy focused on a public awareness campaign related to the dangers of distracted driving.