Item A: Eugene Police Department Strategic Plan

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Goals For the purposes of this strategic plan, goals were defined as a few (five-ten) major areas of focus to which interdivisional, interdepartmental, and/or inter-organizational resources must be applied for a three-five year period to achieve success. Goals are stated and measurable, and when achieved, move an organization closer to its stated vision. The adopted goals broadly encompasses the work of the entire organization and its staff Programs EPD is an organization of many different services and activities all intended to either provide direct services to the public or necessary support without which direct services could not be provided. In order to improve the manner in which services are provided to the public and provide for better coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of services across the EPD, the City of Eugene, and outside agencies, EPD engaged an involved process to identify and define its existing programs and their interrelationships with other programs and agencies. For the purpose of the strategic plan, programs were defined as on-going, budgeted (resourced) sets of activities and outputs in support of stated program objectives. Program definitions are necessary to identify and prioritize the various services provided, balance workload output measures to resources applied, and evaluate program effectiveness and service quality. This process was challenging but has resulted in the necessary structure to determine priorities and resource requirements. It will also permit the assignment of program responsibilities to individuals and teams, providing increased accountability for results. Strategic Initiatives Programs represent ongoing, continuing services, while initiatives represent change. For the purposes of this planning process, a strategic initiative is a project intended to guide a major change area. Strategic initiatives incorporate both proposals for new programs as well as improvements to an existing program. In addition to defining EPD’s ongoing programs, staff and stakeholders were asked what major improvements (changes) were desired for the organization’s future. These were considered in three strategic priority categories, as follows: ? organizational capacity: our ability to perform our mission in terms of resources and the capability of our resources; ? organizational effectiveness: desired service outcomes; ? organizational accountability: the balance of cost and benefit of our services (both in financial and social terms) and involvement of our stakeholders in evaluation of that balance.