>> Kate Sullivan after 10, the
call
to order ccpd Board of
directors meeting for Friday.
AUGUST 20.
First item of business is a
consideration of Fy 27
recommended ccpd budget.
Keith Morris.
Keith Moore system, director
of police.
>> a few follow-up slides that
I sent through base and some of
the conversation that we had.
I think we do have queued up
behind that. The other slides
for me to get into them.
So I'll just share a little bit
this morning and then here for
any questions that you MAY
have.
So this is a simplified version
other so much and ccpd 50 over
50 programs. They each have a
very unique identity. And so
it's always a challenge how to.
Divide it out. And so we try to
go simple on this. Just show
you the overall changes between
26 and 27.
With the the total increased
expenses of 8.1 million.
The increase in revenue of
6 Million. And then we have
a plan to use of fund balance
of 2.1 And so that's kind of
how all the numbers shake out.
What we presented on Tuesday
between all the programs.
Also in here.
Is kind of a simplified.
The tale of the staffing
changes. Those are just the
the affected programs. And and
the 26 numbers in the 27
numbers and kind of how they
change. We had some some
changing between programs to
staff up programs like bike
Patrol. And
and move some positions over
from. General fund for the big.
Community alliance commands,
the mugger expiry Graham
positions. That kind of thing.
And this tunnel positions that
are listed in there as well.
The other slides that I
provided sent through
yesterday. Hopefully you got
them provides a summary of the
changes for each program.
And so with that, I'll open
up to any questions because
lots of different programs and
maybe a lot of different
questions.
>> I just question Liz, with
could we get one question about
the decrease in the one percent
decrease in that see it team.
>> Yes, that's a sergeant that
we
moved over to the Stockyards
Bike Patrol team. Okay.
Just a point of clarification.
Keith cover for us with what
reductions you as it impacts a
crime prevention specials.
>> So the crime prevention
specialist program. So we went
through the reductions, the one
of the 3% reductions across the
board. We didn't ccpd as well.
So all of
>> the department was going
through the same reductions.
And so we identified some
reductions in each program.
i believe in the crime
prevention specialist program.
We had some reductions in
operating supplies and some
of the signs we look, there's
still left some in there, but
the deputy chiefs reviewed each
of the units underneath their
command to look at reductions
in the individual program.
So rather than cutting large
programs, that was a little
bit of cut the individual
programs. Right? Because it's a
court members. Thank you, Keith
>> no, she car seen. I we've
we've had conversations
regarding the constitutional
policing and I think the really
good things do come from that
specially driven from data, not
just the motion and part of
that conversation was regarding
a part of the shared mission as
well and really evaluating
those partners and make sure
that we have the right ones in
place. So I don't know if
you've got to just be on the
spot just so others can hear
isn't it was great information.
Just talk about what you're
your plan. Is there in your
outlook?
Oh, yes, councilmember, thanks
for the question. I think I
learned to it on Tuesday when
we look at our partners
partnerships of really taking a
look through a criminal to
cleanse of the programs are
provided.
>> Obviously, as we said
before, as we've talked about
with budgets to meet a
particular in these times as
well, being good stewards of
our ccpd dollars. We have to
ensure that we have programs
that are just nice to have but
actually have shown that
they're they do have an impact
and what we're trying to
accomplish with ccpd, which is
a reduction of crime prevention
of crime and better public
safety. And so by looking
through a chronological lands,
we're gonna be able to see what
programs actually have shown.
There's literature of their
sons around the country,
working with criminologist to
show that they have worked.
In addition to that, what
programs what metrics do when
you do? We need to grade these
programs. Are they offering a
year year basis? What you
promised that you would offer.
So if you're going to we're
going to fund you and we hope
that what you promise we're
going to have that is showing
it's worth. And so I think it's
something that I'm looking
through and through coming, a
logical lenses were being data
driven in looking at the
programs that we have really,
truly just looking at it and
say, look at what programs are
nice and what program have
shown evidence that they work.
And obviously that's gonna help
in our selection process in the
sand. As we go to you know, to
that program.
Any other questions?
I have one general when Keith.
As far as you know, we we start
off, you know, and ccpd
funding. You know, some pilot
programs, then, you know, times
are shift over to grant, you
know, funding all they can you
cover what what programs have
shifted from pilots to Graham.
From pilot to grant Planning
Theresa. So.
Our goal is always to maximize
the resources that are
available to us and bringing
grandson cops. Hiring is a is
a.
>> Certainly an example of
that. So whether you're talking
about police programs or
nonprofit programs, we're
structured really to be looking
for effective programs that
we can formalize. And so some
programs are coming to ccpd
Partners, for example. Pilot
programs that are getting off
the ground. That they're
evaluating themselves were
evaluating them to move
towards, you know, potentially
more
permanent funding.
>> Yeah, I see Chief Garcia
general you back there. I don't
know if he has something to
spell. I was just going to say
also as we go through this
process, would nothing's going
to be a surprise any of you?
I mean, I plan on meeting with
each one of the one on one
individual. It us know where
we're at in the process when it
as it pertains to those
programming. Some of the other
programs we talked about as
well to the right. I guess my
point is that they were not
necessarily, you know, loading
the ccpd budget, their
opportunities where we can
shift over to grant funding
that.
Where we can without doing any
supplanting. So it the unique
circumstances, something that
we work through. But we do try
to maximize funding.
>> And all the different
resources that we have a
>> Got to say. Thank you.
Michael. We have one question
for you. This MAY be for the
chief. We received.
MR. Had are here. Sounds like
he wanted to submit comments.
And then when it makes peak of
the public, but doesn't look
like it's here, he raised some
questions here, chief, just
about some of alpr license
plate readers. As part of that,
I wonder and I know the flock
has come out with some
suggestions and things you've
been speaking about what we're
doing. I know you're going to
get the full presentation at
some point, but I think since
this is raising the in the
context of our budget and what
we're spending on this
technology, a fair chance to
answer what we're doing already
here in Fort Worth.
Councilmember. And thank you
for the question.
>> You know, as his
conversations come up,
obviously we've been working
diligently with our
constitutional policing unit
obviously wouldn't start.
I want to finish as we didn't
start thinking about this on
Tuesday.
Obviously one of the things the
constitutional policing that
unit doesn't particularly with
the help of our real time crime
center and the hard-working
individual that work there that
really rely on this technology
and starting their one of the
jobs that they do is not look
at only internal things that
are going on with the
department with national
issues. Are we going to have to
deal with and sure enough case
in point here where? You know,
before I start, one of the
things that I'd like to say
from a technology perspective
is you have to be responsible
with it. There's no question
about it. You know, back when
I started in the early 90's
was really within the last few
years of that was the advent of
having what's called in the
tease. Your patrol car. And
with an empty teen, your patrol
car, your act, you have access
to all see just information,
right? That's very regulated.
You have to get certified, et
cetera, et cetera. There's
criminal culpability for its
misuse as well as
administrative. But with that
tool that I had in the early
90's.
Obviously can run license
plates, which cars are stolen.
You know, who has warrants who
have suspended driver's
license. Where's the gun?
Registered to? Does someone
have an emergency protective
order against them, et cetera?
Arguably, to me, that's the
most valuable tool that I think
one of the most valuable tools
law enforcement has is the
ability or officers to do that
at their fingertips. Now, if an
officer does. Something wrong
and inappropriate.
My opinion, you certainly don't
throw the system a way that is
the most beneficial system for
a lot to law enforcement.
That time you deal with that
particular officer and you also
set things in stone to make
sure that you respect that tool
and make sure that we're
operating in a way that has
guardrails. Now, when I look
at flocking Lpr, listen, I've
been doing this job for over
3 decades and I remember life
is a police officer without
technology. And oftentimes I
marvel. With a with a smile
as to the benefits that this
generation of police officer
has with the technology to
deliver the services that our
residents and our victims want
as quickly as possible.
You know, you saw the reduction
in violent crime that we had.
We done this presentation on
Tuesday. Not only is that
because of the hard work of the
men and women of this police
department. But in fact,
because of the technology that
we have that does include
flocking that does include
alpr. Now I've seen a lot of
conversations she's about
around the country about the
arguments about keeping flock
and how flux Creighton.
There's not a chief in this
country, myself included.
That's not going to tell you
how invaluable it is to have
this technology with us.
The one part that I think I I
MAY differ is the fact that
that's not with the
discussions. You know, to take
the line from Spiderman.
But with great power comes
great responsibility and I do
think and I do.
As being in this job for a very
long time and police chief
since 2016, I will tell you
that we need more guardrails
when these type of with these
type of instruments, even
though again, we do not want to
go back to the dark ages, a law
enforcement without these 2
teams. And so as we look at
these things, we started
working on a on a work plan.
And if you think you MAY
recall, actually, when Doctor
Del Carmen actually first gave
us our constitute constitute a
policing unit. He did mention
flock in those conversations.
And so right now we're
developing a scope right where
we're going to develop a
structured process for its
overall use. The inventory in
the deployment document
evaluating the hit to dispatch
decision. And what that means
is when our tcc gets a hit,
you know how that is
communicated in vetted for
officers to take action.
We're drafting and implementing
a misuse detection audit system
in mechanism. We're going sure
that the governing policy is
precise regarding authorize and
prohibited. Use. We're going
to analyze historical data to
help determine the program's
efficiency. You know, the
overall use will be composed of
who has access to flock Lpr in
the reasons for those requests
standardizing the query
standards case number offense,
type documented, justification,
etc. The training in the annual
recertification for continued
access. And this was
interesting to me because the
other day I had to recertify
my sieges. All right, that we
have to do every single year.
And I'll get into the penalties
of misuse of see just in a
little it. But as I was going
through that I thought to
myself, always policy, always
lags behind technology. It
always does. It has for the
entire time I've been a cop.
It was I looked through that
with the conversations we're
having. I'm like, why doesn't
this type of recertification
work for a tool such as
flocking Lpr so that we are
recertify officers every single
year. So we're going to be
starting to do that and
obviously training data,
retention preservation in
sharing guidelines. We're going
sure the current camera
inventory in the footprint is
continually updated and
accurate. One of the value, a
deployment decision strategies
and the overall process looking
at crime rates looking a crime
type. As I mentioned before,
if you look at our crime is
here in the city in the room,
massive reductions that we're
having is is due in part
because of this technology.
Classifier deployments. What
areas are redeploying that
their high crime placement.
What areas are we to point for
quarter perimeter placement?
What areas replacement based on
support of crime? Gotta.
You know, our hit to dispatch
decision. As I mentioned
earlier, we want to examine
the process and the steps of
the events from the hit to
determining the appropriate
response. We want to set
protocols are per user hits and
dispatch its meaning when
officer. Uses a system to get
a hit as opposed to when they
are tcc gets a hit.
When examined data to measure
the response in the outcome
results. When we look about
misuse detection audit with
automated and continue a system
that alert a system
administrator potential misuse
flock currently has a system
based on algorithms and search
criteria. They provide daily
feedback. We want to develop
a manual. A process for random
sampling as well. Not too
dissimilar. Random sampling of
body-worn camera footage with a
lot of myriad of other things
that we use.
Right now. We look at the
governing policies. This is
something that, again, I MAY
differ. There is no
comprehensive Texas Alpr slash
fought flock statute.
Department policy is there for
the only consistent access to
its use and how you hold
individuals accountable.
All say that the use of flock,
the misuse of flock or lpr
should carry similar penalties
both administratively and
criminally as to see just
violations. And I know I've
spoken to the city attorney's
office regards to the we're
going to need a I'll be the
first chief to testify in
Austin to say that that is
necessary. I see no reason why
misuse of flock in pr is not in
the same category view of
misusing sieges. We're going
to rework our current Fort
Worth pd. Opr general order to
ensure policies and procedures
are appropriate.
And will utilize crime data to
evaluate the effectiveness and
productivity. Each device
related to the deployment
location. You know, working
through this. And I know we're
going to MARCH broader
presentation to council.
I hope we can all stipulate
the fact of the amount of lives
and how.
Our victims have had have
gotten justice by the use of
techno this technology. But we
will have many, many examples
as to how. This system has
given victims, justice and how
these systems have reduced
violent crime in our city while
at the same time, understanding
the responsibilities of a
professional police department
to ensure that we have
guardrails. So again, I know
this is not the presentation.
We will have a much more robust
presentation. But I thank you
for the question because I
don't want council to think
that we just began thinking of
these issues Tuesday. We've
been thinking of them for a
while, simply as a tool that
no police department, this
country has the luxury of
losing. We have to us similar
to tell my rank and file with
regards to the trust and the
support we get from the city.
We need to treat that as a
precious gift in a system such
as this is powerful, such as
this that can help us and has
helped assault numerous amount
of crimes. We treat the same
thing.
Thank you.
I think thanks for that many
presentation and the bigger
presentation that we
>> might have. I think we can
all probably find examples of
the district where the
technology has, as you said,
serve justice in some way,
shape or form. I can think of
Las Vegas trail going to but
I'm sure we all can come of the
examples as part of that, too.
I'm glad to hear you're already
thinking about how this
technology keep it safe and
keep we hear horror stories.
What's happening that MAY be
officers might be accessing it
to find girlfriends,
ex-girlfriends, things like
that. And so I'm glad you're
already looking at that to make
sure that's not happening here
in Fort Worth and also being
willing to speak up to it and a
legislative sense to make sure
it's not happening statewide.
I'll say this councilmember.
>> The reality of it is is,
you know, if there's systems.
>> We need to do with
them harshly purging the system
such as this and ensure our
city's the wrong word probably
was severely.
To understand how important
this is to our community, how
important this is to the rank
and file for every misuse that
there is you're putting in
jeopardy. The amazing work that
men and women are using with
this technology. Every single
day to reduce violent crime in
our city and to protect
victims. It's simply a tool we
cannot lose.
You know, I will say this just
to kind of, you know.
Wrap this up a little bit
increase on khon. You hear that
the U.S. Law does not recognize
an absolute right to privacy in
public spaces.
>> And as baseline 4th
Amendment, you know, governance
at Christiana question.
No, I don't have a question.
I just want to add to what you
and bring back is a
presentation.
>> I listen to the things that
put in place and he talked
about the success is a flop.
i also want to see him at the
recommendation on that
recommendation. That
presentation is where we have
had missteps in the flock
camera. If there's any where
we have abuse and forward
police department as well as
nationally. So we can actually
look at both sides and we
actually have a conversation.
Also, he's got a ride, won't be
able to speak nationally
without speaking specifically
to individual chief. So that in
reading media, but I can
certainly go into what we what
we've seen since we've been
using that tool.
>> Okay. Well,
maybe legal that study is
what's happened around the
world. Maybe your quest who
says he's coming back. I've had
the opportunity several times
to see a real time crime center
in person. And if that has not
been of offered to every
council member, please do that
and let them see if their own
schedule to see in person asked
the questions prior to a
presentation is I think it
would help a bit.
>> And also I have a more
informed and question answer
session with with chief and
command staff. So thank you.
Have the team reading there.
Some thank you. Chief.
Do we have pending action on
this? But do we have any
speakers present that we
needed? Lee weavers have
registered speakers had like to
call them. I don't believe
either one is present.
>> Our first registered speaker
is and Joseph, a Dari. MR.
Had already here.
And then the other individual
who wrapped who signed up to
speak is Ryan on this. Ali.
And then also just for the
record, there were written
comments that were submitted
that were distributed to the
board and also handed out this
morning. They'll be on file, as
I believe, the board members to
see that.
Elsewhere. Flores, yet to
comment before we vote on the
budget. I just want to
compliment keys and your team.
You work very hard behind the
scenes and some as we ask the
tough questions on the fly.
And so I just
>> I thought it was necessary
for us to thank you all for
your hard work working with
pd and the rest of the team.
>> Thank you, mayor. They've
been doing some deep diving on
those numbers. It is
appreciated. All right.
Chris, I know that you had I
think you have some questions
and follow-up questions.
Mayor suggested maybe we do
some things avail ourselves
of, you know, some information
prior to that. But are there
any future agenda items?
>> We do need action upon the
right revive a first on the
budget. Okay. First and second
all in favor indicate by saying
Aye. All right. Nas seeing none
that passes. Now future agenda
items. Anybody.
Guess what I asked was if usage
and I yeah. It's been noted
staff. We clear on that.
And I request okay, good.
All right. There's no other
business. We're adjourned at
10. 32.