FWPD FY2023-FY2027 Strategic Plan

Strategic Objective 1.3

Develop short and long - term strategies to ensure needs are met.

ACTION

ASSIGNED TO

COMPLETE BY

Utilize Police Department Needs Assessment System and Budget Committee rankings to conduct overall annual prioritization of funding to identify funding source. Ensure staffing needs are met. 1.3.2 a. Continuously review and update attrition modeling. 1.3.2 b. Request recruit training funding to fill vacancies without exceeding authorized strength. Ensure training needs are met. 1.3.3 a. Increase awareness of training currently available to Police personnel. 1.3.3 b. Streamline current supplemental funding policies and procedures for training. 1.3.3 c. Coordinate with the Training Advisory Board to ensure high quality training recommendations are included when allocating training funding. 1.3.3 d. Identify resources that can be leveraged to increase number of trainings provided to Police personnel.

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.3.1

FY23

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.3.2

Annually

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.3.3

Annually

Strategic Objective 1.4

Assess and refine recruiting and hiring practices to attract quality candidates who mirror Fort Worth ’ s community.

ACTION

ASSIGNED TO COMPLETE BY

Research and implement police recruiting and hiring process best practices, i.e. volunteer pipeline, employee referral system, etc. Continue to market the department at a diverse group of colleges, universities, community colleges, and other institutions locally and nationally.

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.4.1

Ongoing

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.4.2

Ongoing

Continue to use all forms of media to share officer recruitment information.

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.4.3

Ongoing

Evaluate changes to hiring criteria including written examina- tions, oral interviews, background checks and investigations, physical requirements, as well as medical, polygraph, and psychological examinations, etc. Develop a demographic report based on individuals that take test, proceed through backgrounds, enter the academy and graduate.

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.4.4

Ongoing

Finance/Personnel Bureau

1.4.5

Annually

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