FY 2023 ADOPTED BUDGET AS OF 9-22-22 - Flipbook - Page 159
FUND: GENERAL - 001
POLICE
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Police Department is responsible for the
enforcement of State criminal and traffic laws
and City ordinances. The Department also
carries out criminal, fraud, narcotics, and
crime scene investigations and addresses
areas of community concern. Additionally,
the Department provides 24-hour communications services to receive and dispatch both
emergency (911) and non-emergency calls
for service from the general public as well as
other law enforcement agencies.
The
department provides certified school crossing
guards for the safety of children en route to
school. Police department maintains all
reporting requirements using local and
State agency databases and ensures the
transfer of reports to the State Attorney’s
Office and the Courts. The Department’s
mission includes the pursuit of excellence in
providing professional, courteous, fair, and
equitable
law
enforcement
services;
ensuring crime prevention; and to protect
the rights of citizens, and visitors to the City of
Eustis.
DEPARTMENT GOALS & OBJECTIVES
The Police Department is accredited by the
Florida Commission on Law Enforcement. In
support of the City’s Strategic Plan Priorities and
Strategies Safe Community, the Department’s
goal is to increase visibility, positive
interaction, and communication within the
Community.
Both of these goals will
provide support to the City’s Strategic Plan
Goal #3 which is to provide quality, costeffective public services, and will ultimately
increase safety and compliance with the law
in the City and also
reduce
costs
associated with criminal activity.
City of Eustis, Florida
Adopted Annual Budget
157