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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December20, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Darin Atteberry
SUBJECT
Resolution 2005-141 Establishing an Ad-hoc Public Safety Planning and Funding Committee to
Formulate Recommendations Regarding the Staffing of, and Funding for, the City's Public Safety
Services.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of this Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
One of the basic priorities in our community and a key outcome of the 2006-2007 Biennial City
Budget is ensuring a safe community. Over the past few years, police staffing levels have been
modestly increased in an effort to keep pace with service needs.
In order to determine the specific, future staffing and resources needs related to Police Services,
Council has asked staff to prepare a more detailed service plan and set of metrics that are pertinent
and directly applicable to Fort Collins' community profile and public safety needs.
To facilitate this work,this Resolution establishes a two-member Council committee(Public Safety
Planning and Funding Committee)to work with the City Manager in preparing an assessment of the
resource needs of Police Services and recommendations as to how best to maintain, as well as
increase,the funding available for such services. The Committee is an ad-hoc committee of the City
Council and will serve until the completion of this project.
RESOLUTION 2005-141
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING A TWO-PERSON PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND
FUNDING COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING THE STAFFING OF, AND FUNDING FOR, THE CITY'S
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
WHEREAS,one of the critical concerns facing the Fort Collins community is the provision
of effective police services; and
WHEREAS, during the City's recent "Budgeting for Outcomes" process, ensuring a safe
community was identified by the City Council as a key outcome; and
WHEREAS,in order to determine the specific,future staffing and resource needs of Police
Services, Council has asked the City Manager to prepare, consultation with the Chief of Police, a
more detailed service plan and set of metrics that are pertinent and directly applicable to Fort Collins'
community profile and public safety needs; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that it would he helpful to establish a two-member
committee of the Council,to be known as the"Public Safety Planning and Funding Committee,"to
work with the City Manager in preparing an assessment of the resource needs of Police Services and,
recommendations as to how best to maintain, as well increase, the funding available for such
services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section1. Thatthere is herebycreated aPublic SafetyPlanning andFunding Committee
of the Council (the "Committee"), consisting of two Councilmembers.
Section 2. That the purpose of the Committee is to assist the City Manager in preparing
an assessment of the resource needs of Police Services and recommendations as to how best to
maintain, as well as increase, the funding available for such services.
Section 3. That the following Councilmembers are hereby appointed by the Council to
serve on the Committee:
Section 4. That the Committee shall continue in existence until such time as a final report
and recommendation regarding the above referenced issues has been submitted to the Council by the
City Manager and/or the Committee.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 20th day of December,
A.D. 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk