Title
Olympia Police Department Strategic Plan and Comprehensive Study Briefing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a briefing on the status of the Olympia Police Department (OPD) Strategic Plan and Comprehensive Study.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on the status of the OPD Strategic Plan and Comprehensive Study.
Staff Contact:
Rich Allen, Chief, Olympia Police Department, 360.753.8147
Presenter(s):
Rich Allen, Chief, Olympia Police Department
Sam Costello, Deputy Chief, Olympia Police Department
Shelby Parker, Deputy Chief, Olympia Police Department
Background and Analysis:
During the summer of 2023, OPD underwent a Comprehensive Department Analysis (staffing study) and started developing a new Strategic Plan.
To ensure both projects aligned with the City's Reimagining Public Safety initiative and the City Comprehensive Plan, OPD partnered with the City's Office of Performance and Innovation.
The purpose of the Strategic Plan is to clarify the Department's role in the City, determine how to leverage the City's resources, develop goals and strategies to guide the department's actions, and demonstrate progress in implementing recommendations reflected in the Reimagining Public Safety initiative.
The development process included internal staff surveys and focus groups, the recently completed OPD Comprehensive Department Analysis (staffing study), the 2022 Citywide Resident Satisfaction Survey, and insights yielded through the Reimagining Public Safety initiative. The result was a set of recommendations that reflected the voice of the community and an overall approach that builds partnerships, enhances public safety to strengthen community trust, and improves both internal and external communications.
The recently completed Comprehensive Analysis provided several recommendations including the hiring of additional staff, which is crucial for the successful impleme...
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