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Police Department Expenditures FY07 FY06 Payroll Police $316111190 $314571740 Dispatch $4931692 $4701360 Parking Meter Maintenance $461925 $451619 Animal Control $201701 $191540 Expenses Police $3991167 $3871786 Dispatch $271123 $241925 Parking Meter Maintenance $201058 $221975 Animal Control $21637 $11272 Personnel Full Time Police 48 48 Dispatch 9 9 Parking Meter Maintenance 1 1 Parking Meter Maintenance 3 3 Part Time Animal Control 1 1 Cadets 3 3 APPOINTED by the Town Manager: Christopher Casey, Chief of Police since 1993. HIGHLIGHTS: • A large -scale construction project to improve the joint police /fire /911 communication center, command office, and front desk was completed. • More than $200,000 in grant funding and equipment was received to help officers and staff run important commu- nity policing initiatives. • The Police Department Open House was a resounding success, with hundreds of Lexington residents enjoying the event. • Officers and detectives completed numerous investigations leading to arrests and successful court prosecutions. Personnel Changes: In January, Officer George Grundhoff retired after serving 17 years with Lexington. In April, Officers Christopher Collins, Kyle Kilimonis and Colin Marsetta completed their field training and joined the patrol division. In May, Christopher Collins was activated by the Massachusetts National Guard for 18 months and was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq. In November, newly -hired Officer Timothy Colatosti and Cadet Michael Bordenca graduated from the Municipal Officers Police Academy. Officer Colatosti started a 12 -week field training program and is expected to join the patrol division in February 2008. In October, Dispatcher John Soares passed away. John served 21 years with the Town of Lexington and his presence is missed. He started his career at the Lexington Fire Department, and then in 1994 was part of the core group of dispatchers for Lexington's first joint police /fire /911 dis- patch center. Programs & Initiatives: • School Resource Officers and the Fire Department con- ducted a "Home Alone" safety program at Lexington High School for 157 students and their parents. This suc- cessful program offers instruction in the areas of home rules and safety, managing emergencies and how to con- tact 911. • At the Open House hosted by the Lexington Police Department in July, hundreds of Lexington residents toured the station; an emergency command vehicle and the newly renovated 911 center were featured attractions. • The Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) team, administered by Officer Charles Crayton, provides two or three RAD or RAD -Kids programs each year. These programs are fund- ed in cooperation with the Recreation Department or with community policing grants and private donations. • Officers participated in "Road Respect," "Click -it or Ticket," and "Drunk Driving — Over the Limit — Under Arrest" traffic safety campaigns to help keep Lexington's roads safe. Grant Funding: The Department received more than $200,000 in grant funds for various programs. — $50,000 Federal Budget Award to enhance security at the Middle Schools. — $17,600 in Statewide Telecommunications Training Board grants to provide dispatcher training, with a par- ticular focus on new procedures and the new VESTA 911 system. — $36,000 Community Policing grant to fund community programs such as RAD, bicycle patrol and a com- munity survey. — Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance P r o g r a m (CEDAP) grant for search and res- cue GPS software and equipment. — $38,000 from the Northeast H o m e l a n d Security Regional Dispatcher Frank SanSeverino at the new dispatching console. Eight screens display radio, 9 -1 -1, hospi- tal-police-fire status boards, CAD and registry /warrant information. continued on next page Page 24 2006 Annual Report, Town of Lexington n 0 rD 0 ZT rD 0 n ('D 0 rD