FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed FY2017 Budget
Chapter 3
The Metro Transit Police Department Business Plan identifies how MTPD’s long range plans and
day-to-day actions help Metro make progress towards the its four strategic goals. MTPD’s
contribution towards agency goals is tracked through the GM/CEO Business Plan.
MTPD Performance measures:
• Employee Injury Rate
• Number of Part I Crimes
• Number of Attendees for Emergency Management Training
• Number of MTPD Customer Complaints recorded in the Early Warning System
• Average Response Time to Calls for Service
• Operating Expense on Budget
• Number of Positions Filled
New To FY2017
The FY2017 budget includes additional Fire Life Safety positions in response to the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) Safety Management Inspection (SMI). These positions will enhance
the Office of Emergency Management support for regional first responders and for regional first
responder training. This budget restores all Transit Police reduced from FY2016. The restoration
of these sworn officers will have no negative impact in FY2017 as the contract to outsource
revenue protection was awarded at a cost that was lower than anticipated. Other initiatives
contained in this budget are for a special Transit Police detail to reduce fare evasion and a civilian
instructor for MTPD training facility.
FY2016 Highlights and Major Accomplishments
MTPD reports that the number of Part I Crimes are trending towards 1900 or less, a key
performance measure for the 2015 Departmental Business Plan. MTPD continues to develop
relationships with local district commanders to patrol hot spot areas; to caution all to be aware of
their surroundings; to use "Be on the Look Out" (BOLO) messaging. New initiatives accomplished
are aimed at reducing fare evasion and bus operator assaults. These initiatives combine dedicated
contingents of uniformed police officers and additional CCTV surveillance technology on certain
bus routes to enforce fare collection. Also, MTPD is collaborating with CSCM in advance of the
holiday season to craft safety messages through a variety of media outlets to help prevent crimes
as Metro is a preferred mode of transportation to many popular shopping venues. Lastly MTPD
has worked to control costs by awarding four competitive contracts to outsource civilian functions.
All of these contracts are valid for over multiple fiscal years and for values of $1.0 million or more.
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