Forwarded at the request of city communications staff.... Minneapolis Police Department Business Plan Presentation to Public Safety and Regulatory Services June 23, 2004
Opening statement from Chief William McManus: We're all aware that budget challenges at the State and City have put significant pressures on the Minneapolis Police Department. But we're using this as an opportunity to make changes which will make us more effective and efficient. The Department's 5-Year Business Plan does include growth in our budget through 2008. But to meet the goals of the 5-year financial direction, the department must limit its budget increases to $18 million, which is about $12.5 million less than needed to maintain service levels in their current form. Despite that, I want to begin by assuring you of two important points: . The number of 911 responders in Minneapolis will stay the same, regardless of the current budget situation. . The department's solid record of investigating and solving the most serious and violent crimes will be unchanged. But given this financial picture, we need to use people as effectively as possible. That's why some of our most important initiatives are in deployment. Here are a few examples: . We're going to train and equip patrol officers so they can initiate preliminary investigations. That's important because it will increase the likelihood of successful arrests and prosecutions. . Community-oriented policing will become everybody's responsibility. . We'll promote E-reporting so that citizens can report minor crimes using the web or phone. That means people will be able to get what they need for insurance purposes without having to call an officer to the scene. The plan also includes creating new partnerships to make the most of our resources and finding new avenues and opportunities for funding. . We're going to work with the private sector to find areas where businesses may chose to utilize off-duty officers to supplement their own public safety efforts. . We're also looking at how we may be able to charge fees for additional security at public events. We're also addressing how the department can have the highest caliber force that reflects the diversity of Minneapolis. We're looking at our candidate screening process and expanding our training for current officers. Finally, I want to touch on how the department will meet its budget challenge. We've gone through the entire police operation and identified those we consider core functions - or central to public safety - and those we see as support functions. We focused cuts on those support functions to maintain the core public safety functions as our highest priority. To see the complete Minneapolis Police Department 5-Year Plan, please click on the following link or copy and paste the link into your browser: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/about/MPDBusinessPlan.asp Forwarded by David Brauer, list manager REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
