Police

Proposed FY 2018 Budget Highlights

March 22, 2017

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Dept. Budget at a Glance

• Proposed budget totals $68 M

– A 3% increase from FY 2017 due to:

• Standard personnel increases

• Non-personnel increases/decreases due to:

– Reduced funding for Fuel $274,145

– Increased armory funding to $148,700, partially funded using PCRJ savings

– Increased training funding through reallocations ($32,000) and additional

funds ($32,000)

– Increased and reallocated funds for Records Management System and

Computer Aided Dispatch

» Transferred $291,485 to Fire and OEM for Computer Aided Dispatch

Costs

» Increased funding in Police by $163,365 for the new Criminal Justice

Records Management System for Police and Sheriff.

• Total FTEs: 476.00

– No change from FY 2017

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Department Highlights

• Manager initiatives

• Public Safety Aide (PSA) realignment

• Continuing to reallocate resources to meet needs

• Reallocate funds for training

• Realign budget to better match actual expenses

• Key Fee Changes

• Patrol Camp Fee

• Second Hand Shop

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Parking Tickets vs Parking Revenue

Total Tickets (left) Parking Revenue (right)

Continued Impact on Staffing Resources

Slower Response Time

Reduced Ability to Conduct Follow-up Investigations

Dissolution of Specialty Units

Inability to Staff Special Events

Decreased Service Delivery

69,701 Hours in County

Overtime per year= 191

hours per day

139 + Special Events each year

averaging approximately 9,500

hours of overtime annually

14,000 hours are lost each year due

to injury or illness

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Recruiting

• New Technology

• New Generation of

Applicants

• Climate in Policing

Changes in Recruiting:

Identifying Highest Quality Candidates:

• Enhance Recruitment

Activities

• Develop New Online

Resources

• Automation of Hiring Process

• Training for HR Staff

• Internal Promotional

Processes

Recruiting

Initiatives

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Training

54,000 hours a year spent on training

Training

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FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

ACPD Training Expenditures, Actual Versus Budget

Actual County Budgeted Amount

Difference made up through Seized Assets

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TrainingFirearms Training Facility at

Dulles Airport

Initiatives

• 50 yard ranges opened for partial

use in the Summer of 2016

• 300 yard rifle deck opened for

partial use in the Fall of 2016

• Police and Sheriff used the range

for the Fall 2016 qualification cycle

• Maintenance Costs funded by

Seized Assets for 2 years

Background: Arlington County and the Metropolitan Washington

Airport Authority (MWAA) partnered in 2013 to build a firearms

training facility at Dulles Airport.

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Armory

Current budget fails to

meet basic handgun and

shotgun needs – County

Manager’s Proposed

Budget closes the gaps

Enhancing Capabilities

• Added 145 patrol rifles

• Modified shotguns to meet needs

• Increased firearms proficiency

and tactical training

• Increase Tasers

Armory

Initiatives

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ClarendonEfforts in Clarendon:

• Restaurant and Bar Liaison

• Clarendon Detail

Continuing Threats

Emerge:

Orlando

Nightclub

Nice, France

Attack

Bourbon Street

Shooting

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Clarendon Overtime Costs

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Initiatives

• Mobile Data Computer Refresh

– Infrastructure team beginning the test and evaluation process. Public Safety IT

(PSIT) will be assembling a group of agency users (Police, Fire, Sheriff) to

determine requirements, conduct product evaluations, make procurement

recommendations.

– CIP funding split over three years (FY17 – FY19)

• Mobile and Portable Radios

– Police, Sheriff, and OEM will replace radios over 2 year cycle (FY17 – FY18)

– Interoperable within the region

• Criminal Justice Records Management System

– Went live 2016

– Continue to build-out and refine for ACPD needs

• COPS Grant Ending

– Active dates July 2014 – July 2017

– Must keep 3 SROs in place until July 2018– Agreed with COPS Program Office to keep the SROs in place until December 2018

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Long Term Initiatives

• Body Worn Cameras

– Pending proposal for multi-year phase in beginning in FY19

• Mental Wellness

– Identify and work with Psychologists trained in the Law Enforcement field.

– Referral of services versus full service provider

– Unique population based on current and ongoing stressors

• Ballston Mall

– Based on growth and redevelopment, can anticipate a 100% increase in calls for

service.

– Pentagon City has over 200% more CFS than Ballston over a 10 year

comparison done before Ballston was closed for reconstruction (5,597 -12,129)

– Largest difference is in Larceny, Fraud, and Alarm Calls

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