FY2022-23 CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS ANNUAL BUDGET

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide quality police services through partnerships with the community; to protect constitutional rights through ethical decision-making and to strive to provide leadership to the police profession because we believe in the dignity and worth of all people.

FY 2021-2022 Accomplishments

 Community Service Unit relaunched the Citizen Police Academy program and graduated Class #12.

 Several other community programs continued to grow such as Neighborhood Crime Watch, Texas Night Out, Police Week and CAPTURE (Citizens and Police Together Utilizing Resource Evidence).

 Continued management of the new Enterprise Fleet Management Program with the initial rollout of new vehicles in 2022.

 Hiring and recruiting efforts resulted in all positions being filled at the end of 2022

 Continued professional development of staff to include a graduate from ILEA

FY 2022-2023 Objectives

 Increase proactive traffic enforcement to reduce traffic collisions.

 Reduce property crimes by increasing proactive enforcement efforts

 Increase community engagement by focusing on community programming initiatives

 Develop community awareness on illegal narcotic activity and increase citizen reporting for enforcement

 Identify and reduce narcotic-related crime through enforcement and deterrence efforts

 Collaborate with local, county, state and federal partners to address crime-concerns and develop enforcement actions

 Enhance evidence-based policing through utilization of obtainable advanced technology

 Increase directed traffic enforcement to address and reduce citizen concerns

 Identify and reduce homeless-related concerns by partnering with local outreach programs

 Increase mental health outreach and social programming in collaboration with the Crisis Support Unit

 Address property/evidence storage intake and release by 40%

 Streamline Records Unit processing by using available technology resources

 Enhance citizen reporting process by creating online form reporting

 Enhance sex offender monitoring and accountability efforts using proactive measures

 Improve Animal Services functionality and citizen delivery of service by renovating existing space.

 Increase Animal Services proactive enforcement and education with the community.

 Increase citizen volunteer participation by community engagement and recruiting

 Seek re-accreditation through the Texas Police Chief’s Accreditation Program by maintaining and enhancing existing standards

 Enhance criminal investigation solvability and service delivery by increased citizen follow-up, enhanced technology and collaboration with area agencies