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<br />Message from the Chief <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />All organizations, big and small, should plan. Planning strategically means considering <br />the future – what does the organization and its stakeholders want for the future? Of all <br />the things we do, what are the most important and what changes can we make that will <br />have the most positive effect on our future? And, how do we support and align our <br />activities so that we are working together effectively and efficiently toward that future <br />while taking care of the necessary business of the present? <br /> <br />Organizations like the Eugene Police Department (EPD) are part of larger organizations, <br />the City of Eugene in our case, and strategic planning also means identifying our role in <br />the larger organization and aligning our goals, programs, and activities to support the <br />vision and goals of the larger organization. <br /> <br />The City of Eugene has a defined vision and goals. The EPD has a mission in support <br />of the City’s vision and goals and is made up of many related programs, objectives, and <br />activities in support of our mission. The overall goal of this strategic planning process <br />was to identify the various programs, their objectives and activities that support EPD’s <br />mission and develop prioritized action items (initiatives) to guide change. We will be <br />successful if all of these planning elements are aligned with and support broader City of <br />Eugene goals and strategies and every staff member can see his/her own role in one or <br />more of the goals and objectives. A related goal is for the resulting plan to form the <br />basis for future organizational evaluations and resource decisions based on those <br />evaluations. Are we meeting our various objectives? If not, do we need to make an <br />adjustment to either the resource level applied, the service level involved, or the manner <br />in which the work is performed; or, a combination? <br /> <br />This document is a DRAFT. Police staff have combined the input of many processes <br />and stakeholders into a whole but it remains a DRAFT. Over the past several months, <br />these various elements were developed and refined as we received further input from <br />stakeholders (internal and external) and further guidance regarding the higher-level City <br />goals and priorities. The plan should represent the best possible synthesis of who we <br />are and where we want to go as an organization, as an integral part of city government <br />and as a part of the community. We are now in the final stages of draft development. <br />An overview will be presented to the Mayor and Council, the Eugene Police <br />Commission, and to the community the week of November 7-11, 2005. The full draft <br />document will continue to be available on the City’s website for comments and <br />suggestions until it is finalized, presently anticipated for December 30, 2005. Elements <br />of the plan will be incorporated as the department develops its FY07 budget proposals. <br /> <br />These are exciting times and we face many changes. Anyone wishing to provide input is <br />encouraged to do so. Police Planner, Linda Phelps, is the primary contact for this <br />purpose and would be pleased to receive email addressed to: <br /> <br />linda.m.phelps@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br /> <br />