HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 10-75 12/06/2010CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
RESOLUTION NO. 10-75
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE SECOND LONG RANGE
STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE FOR POLICE SERVICES (1996-2016).
WHEREAS, a safe and secure community has been a top priority goal for the City Council since
the adoption of the Long Range Strategic Plan for Police Services;
WHEREAS, the City Council by resolution 94-34 created a citizen Police Planning Task Force
(PPTF) and charged the members with the responsibility of developing a long range strategic
plan for police services to include goals, policies and recommended strategies for the future;
WHEREAS, the PPTF Update to the Plan was designed to meet the following objectives:
1. Reflect Council direction
2. Use of PPTF for obtaining community perspectives
3. Involve community and other experts in crafting the plan
4. View past practices, trends in police services, current issues, forecast future issues,
and knowledge of the community to provide descriptions of likely future opportunities for
the department
5. Develop a plan update that responds to the future and links strategies to the budget
and funding process;
WHEREAS, the PPTF has completed a long range plan update for police services that meets
the established planning objectives; and
WHEREAS, acommunity-oriented policing strategy to create a desired balance between law
enforcement, prevention and problem-solving services remains a major goal of the long range
plan update.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Springfield does resolve as follows:
Section 1: The PPTF has developed a second update to the long range plan for police services
that is consistent with the City goal, of providing a safe and secure community, and which
provides a desirable direction for the provision of police services for the next twenty years.
Section 2: Based upon the above findings, which are hereby adopted, the goals and policies
included in the Updated Long Range Plan for Police Services (1996-2016) are hereby adopted.
Section 3: The recommended strategies included in the plan are recognized as potential means
for implementing the adopted goals and policies, but are not adopted as city policies.
Section 4: The City Council directs that fiscal implementation of the adopted goals and policies
shall be considered each year during the annual budget process and is contingent upon
available resources.
Section 6: A copy of this resolution shall be attached to the final version of the Updated Long
Range Plan for Police Services (1996-2016).
Section 7: This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption by the Council and approval by the
Mayor.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this hth day of December, 2010,
by a vote of 6 for and 0 against.
Approved by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this 6th of December, 2010.
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RESOLUTION N0. 10-75