TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Peter Wingert, Chief of Police
DATE: October 26, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
Staff Contact Peter Wingert, (480) 948-7418
End
AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Adoption of Resolution Number 2017-21, Reauthorizing the Advisory Committee on Public Safety (ACOPS)
Body
Town Value(s):
☐ Primarily one-acre, residential community
☐ Limited government
☒ Creating a sense of community
☐ Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
☐ Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
☐ Preserving natural open space
Creating and enhancing relationships between town staff and residents builds a sense of community. This committee cooperatively and proactively works with the police department to solve community issues, giving the people a voice in the process.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution Number 2017-21
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In March 2015, the Paradise Valley Town Council approved Resolution 1330, which created the Advisory Committee on Public Safety. The resolution states that the Committee shall strive to preserve and improve the quality of life for the residents of Paradise Valley by:
1. Promoting resident participation and engagement in the annual review and update of the Town’s Public Safety Strategic Plan.
2. Engaging the community on public safety issues through the Committee’s official meeting and activities.
3. Receiving presentations and materials from the Paradise Valley Police Department to understand the resources used and/or needed for prevention, investigation, apprehension, enforcement, education, and community/victim outreach.
4. Advise the Mayor and Council on Committee activities and recommendations.
During the past two years committee members and police department leaders have worked together on items to improve Paradise Valley public safety, including floor plan collection, construction impacts to neighborhoods, helicopter rescues, and false alarms. The partnership has been beneficial in aligning expectations with resource allocation.
The revision to the Resolution removes the annual renewal of the Committee by the Mayor and Town Council and makes ACOPS a standing committee.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
1. Operating expenses for ACOPS are included in the Police Department’s regular budget. There are no additions expenditures recommended or anticipated.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Current Resolution 1330
Proposed Resolution 2017-21, reauthorizing ACOPS