City of Sarasota Demographics City of Sarasota Officials

PLANNING AND RESEARCH
The Sarasota Police Department’s Planning and
Research Unit is responsible for coordinating policy
development and state accreditation compliance.
The unit also conducts all requested research and
contributes to the development of new programs
and initiatives. The unit manages the detailed
development of all written directives and ensures that
all policies are consistent with applicable laws,
departmental goals, accreditation standards and the
latest in law enforcement practices.
POLICE CHAPLAIN SERVICES
The Chaplain Program was designed to assist our
officers in dealing with the emotional and physical
challenges inherent to law enforcement. Officers are
exposed to critical and traumatic incidents throughout
their careers that
often go unseen by
the public we serve.
Chaplain Dwayne
Geib provides support,
guidance and
resources to our
officers. He has
worked with the
International Critical
Incident Stress
Foundation to bring
Peer Support Training
to the Sarasota
Police Department.
Chaplain Dwayne Geib
Emergency Operations Manager
Todd Kerkering
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The Emergency Manager works with all Charter
Officials and their subordinate departments to develop
and maintain programs to save lives and protect
property in the event of natural or man-made
disasters. The Emergency Manager serves as the
City’s representative for planning and coordination
with Sarasota County and other jurisdictions within
our region.
In 2015, the City of Sarasota was recognized as being
“Storm Ready” by the National Weather Service.
This program recognizes communities for their efforts
in building community resilience in the face of
increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water
events. The City of Sarasota is one of 23 cities
statewide, and one of 845 cities nationwide to receive
this recognition.
Other accomplishments in Emergency Management
include: the training of over 300 city and other
government agency employees in Incident Command
System, Emergency Operations Center operations, and
Hazardous Materials Operations; the participation in
eight training exercises with a focus on emergency
management and other planned events; and a 5-year
update of the City of Sarasota’s Flood Plain
Management Plan was completed as part of FEMA’s
Community Rating System.