Report Finding #1
The Department’s goals and objectives do not reflect the City Commission Strategic Plan. There are no budget performance measures to align investment in police programs with desired community outcomes for public safety and quality of life.
Without the Department being closely aligned with the City Commission Strategic Plan and having reported budget measures associated with outcomes, the Department is not connected to the City through its goals and objectives. Without this connection, new hires and promoted and journey-level members cannot be trained and held accountable by oversight and annual performance reports to conduct operations to the City Commission and community expectations.
Recommendation #1:
The Department must have a strategic plan with annual goals, objectives, and data-driven performance measures closely reflective of and aligned to the City’s Strategic Plan and budget. Revised Department goals must be published as part of recruitment, new employee training, promotion testing, and annual performance reporting.
Action: Recommendation #1
The City of Lawrence Strategic Plan is the department’s strategic plan.
Progress: Recommendation #1 - Under Review
Department staff has been using and will continue to use the City of Lawrence Strategic Plan to guide department programing and responses to community needs.
Lawrence Strategic Plan Progress Indicators
- 1.SaS-1: Percent of residents who perceive Lawrence as safe or very safe
- 2.SaS-8: Percent of residents rating trust in emergency services departments as satisfied or very satisfied