Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Goal 4: Strengthen Internal Communication.
Increasing internal communications improves internal relationships and ensures that communication remains open and conducive to a problem solving environment.
Responsible Party - Lead
Funding Status
City Expectations/ FWPD Initiative
Action Items
Timeline
Enhance internal communication methods from Executive Staff to front line employees, and develop additional channels of communication for supervisors and employees.
No Funding Needed
4.1
Chief’s Office
FY17
1, 4 / A
No Funding Needed
4.2 Encourage open communication within the organization.
Chief’s Office
Annual
1, 4 / A
Create internal Public Service Announcements, interactive videos, face-to-face accessibility to chain of command, utilize FWPD portal to provide information and encourage its use by personnel, implement Ask the Chief/Executive Staff tool. Create informational tools about divisions and units in the department such as handbooks, newsletters, etc. annually.
Public Relations Office
No Funding Needed
4.3
Annual
1, 4 / A
Public Relations Office/Research and Planning
No Funding Needed
4.4
Annual
4, 6 / A
Goal 5: Create additional Patrol Divisions. Since 2000, the City of Fort Worth added approximately 135,000 residents and over 39 square miles to the area north of Loop 820. Because population and development continue to increase at a rapid pace, new police patrol divisions are necessary.
Responsible Party - Lead
Funding Status
City Expectations/ FWPD Initiative
Action Items
Timeline
GF staffing, CCPD facility
Establish a Sixth Patrol Division in FY18 to respond to significant population and development growth in north Fort Worth.
Patrol Assistant Chief
5.1
FY18
6 / A
Establish a Seventh Patrol Division by FY20 to respond to anticipated growth on the west side of Fort Worth (toward Parker County).
Patrol Assistant Chief
Funding Needed
5.2
FY20
6 / A
Establish an Eighth Patrol Division by FY21-22 to respond to anticipated growth in southern portions of Fort Worth (toward Johnson County).
Patrol Assistant Chief
Funding Needed
5.3
FY21
6 / A
Funding Sources: General Fund (GF), Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD)
Strategic Directions Goals and Action Items
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