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2.D.vii. Issue Paper PD Svcs Levy Update ask Ti CIad TY r gpolice Services Levy Update In 2020, Tigard voters approved a Police Services Levy to address significant police staffing shortfalls. The levy authorized an additional$0.29/$1,000 on assessed property value to fund nine additional police officers and associated support staff, as well as specialized crisis intervention training. The levy is authorized for five years and will need to be renewed by the voters to continue. Project Description & Goals: Background: ► Eight police officers assigned to Patrol Patrol staffing had not kept up with increases in population • Increase minimum patrol staffing across 5 patrol districts and the related demands for police services. From 2010 to • Provide faster response times to emergency calls 2018, police officer staffing decreased by 4%while Tigard's o population increased by 14/o. During this time police calls for • Allow officers to handle more than one emergency at service increased by 27%.Staffing levels were insufficient to a time cover each of the City's five patrol districts. ► One School Resource Officer(SRO) In 2019,an auditor conducted an independent review of City • Increase the number of SROs from two to three for a operations. During that evaluation,the auditor recommended quicker response to school safety issues that the city hire eight additional patrol officers and at least one • Staff one SRO at each Tigard middle school and the additional SRO to address increased service demands and more high school closely comply with best practices. • Increase SRO presence at school events Additionally,calls for service related to societal issues continue ► Advanced crisis intervention and de-escalation training for to increase.Calls specifically related to people experiencing all sworn officers mental health crises or homelessness increased over 22%in the year prior to the levy's passage.At that time,only 16%of • Develop officers'skills to respond to the increased Tigard's officers had completed the advanced crisis intervention number of calls involving mental health crisis and de-escalation training. ► Additional support staff to manage increased The additional staffing funded by the levy allowed the Tigard administrative workload in the following areas Police to meet minimal staffing requirements. It does not • Property and evidence reflect an ideal staffing solution for the department as we look • Police reports to the future. • Communications, recruitment and technology needs (continued) Police Services Levy Update CITY OF TIGARD Current Financial 2022 Levy Update: and Operations Status: � Police Services 2020 Levy Update The levy funding was designed to provide ten years of M1,2021-JUN"O02022 toIMEMN - continual operating support before an increase to the levy 1,.,, a °°, amount was needed.The 2020 levy was intended to create Status^ 0J55 y Emergency Response Times a reserve in the first five years of authorization and to spend VN�red,a m- ® &Patrol District l:avemge: a.wana�a,..ry down the reserves after the renewal for the second five years. VNiie„ „re„ This strategy was developed to keep the$0.29/$1,000 � °� "' .. Paas ����. �Nnade v c .`„n 2021-6:17 consistent for the renewal measure. - Poso.9:oi lanae Y. mmm im'PS.. °iV P019•6:11 ��� P018•6:1d 2017.6:1d At this time,the Police Department has filled all levy-funded officer positions. However,due to attrition,the department is in „°° 53°%a °a „ the process of recruiting for the levy-funded Records Specialist. ..0 36%e::,,z_, Other general-fund patrol vacancies continue to exist. The advanced crisis intervention and de-escalation training https://www.tigard-or.ciov/PoliceServicesLevy mandate has not yet been fulfilled.The intensive in-person trainings were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID. We have sent seven officers to the advanced training since the levy was approved and have plans to host a training Next Steps with our law enforcement partners in the next several The city anticipates going out for a levy renewal ballot months. In addition,officers have attended over 420 hours of measure in 2024. In preparation for the levy renewal,we supplemental crisis intervention or de-escalation training over are convening an interdepartmental task force the past two years. The police department has not been fully staffed over the past two years due, in part,to the pandemic as well as normal rates of attrition.As a result, some of our goals, particularly Additional Resources related to increasing minimum staffing across the five police Police Levy Services page districts have not yet been met.While earlier efforts to www.tigard-or.gov/PoliceServicesLevy recruit officers for the levy positions were successful, other vacancies have contributed to a slower implementation. It Police Annual Reports[Levy information may be found in the takes at least 18 months of training and coaching for a newly 2020 and 2021 reports] hired officer to become qualified for solo patrol status.We www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/ have several officers currently either in the police academy police/information-resources/annual-report or continuing the post-academy training.We anticipate re- assessing minimum staffing levels by July 2023,with a focus on increasing minimum staffing during swing shift,which has the highest demand for police services.