2021 City of Shakopee Budget

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Budget Impact: It’s easy to say our goal is to keep people in Shakopee safe. While certainly true, our goal is also to exceed your expectation and be known as the best police department in Minnesota. To do that, we must put together a budget that provides the staffing, training and equipment necessary to reach these goals. This budget does just that. Our department consistently trains well-beyond industry minimums. Couple that with our commitment to unparalleled customer service and you can see why our department has been recognized with several state and national awards. Our department has recently received multiple awards: 2019 Leadership in Community Police Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 2019 FBI National Academy Science and Innovation Award and the 2019 League of Minnesota Cities City of Excellence Award. These awards recognize the hard work from the men and women of the entire police department working together. As the city of Shakopee continues to rapidly grow, the year 2019 saw an increase of 994 calls for service with only a .04% increase in crime while still maintaining 50 sworn officers and an above average case clearance rate. Our Proactive Policing Unit has been instrumental in advancing complex investigations that patrol officers are not able to complete because of call response. This has serviced a higher percentage of our citizens while maintaining the same clearance rate as 2018 and maintaining consistent response time. We will always be monitoring law enforcement trends while remaining vigilant to the needs of the community to ensure safety.

EMPLOYEES

PERCENT OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

62.5

62.5

62.5

62.5

Police Department 32.0%

Actual 2018 Actual 2019 Budget 2020 Budget 2021

Number of Employees (FTEs)