2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

COUNTY POLICEvehicle theft are classified as property crimes.Part I offenses are defined as the most seriouscrimes and are reported to law enforcementagencies nationwide.Response times to emergency calls for servicehave decreased by 5.5%, to under 5 minutes.This is the result of a staffing reorganization toplace more officers in each precinct.The Bureau of Communications receivedaccreditation by the Commission onAccreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies(CALEA). As a result of this, the St. Louis CountyPolice Department was awarded the Tri‐ArcExcellence Award, becoming one of only fiveagencies internationally, and the first in thestate of Missouri to hold this distinction. Thisaward is only given to agencies that haveachieved the highest level of accreditation inlaw enforcement, training academies andcommunication centers.As in 2009, more than 90% of citizens surveyedindicate that the attitude and behavior of St.Louis County Police employees is good orexcellent.Employee satisfaction was the significant factorin a number of changes made to departmentoperations. These included a change to theovertime policy that allows employees tochoose between earning comp time andreceiving pay for overtime worked; the policyregarding the number of regular duty hours,overtime hours and secondary employmenthours an employee is permitted to work wasincreased; and a pilot program has beenimplemented after employees requested theopportunity to work 4 day/10 hour shifts.St. Louis County’s ability to efficiently andeffectively coordinate prompt response in amajor emergency has been enhanced throughthe approved funding for the St. Louis RegionalLand Mobile Communications Plan. This willallow for enhancements to the E911 system,coordination of communications between theCounty and municipal police and fire agencies,and construction of a new early warning sirensystem.$70.0$60.0$50.0$40.0$30.0$20.0$10.0$0.02007Expend5‐Year Summary of Resources2008Expend2009ExpendFunding ($ in millions)2010 AdjApprop.2011AdoptedApprop.16.0%14.0%12.0%10.0%8.0%6.0%4.0%2.0%0.0%% of Operating Budget2011 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Increased Metro Link contract by five officers. Fewer claims resulted in lower vehicleinsurance costs. Passage of Emergency CommunicationsNetwork sales tax will allow for sirenreplacement.2011 UNFUNDED PRIORITIES Technological advancements to include in‐carvideo system, computer upgrades, andelectronic ticketing. Relocation of the Bureau of Communicationsand the Office of Emergency Management tothe new Emergency CommunicationsCommission facility. Replacement of 21 police vehicles no longer ontrade‐in list due to budget constraints. New building/locations for the AfftonSouthwest and South County precinct stations. Driver training track to be utilized for policeemergency vehicle operations training.- 187 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET