The Public Safety Dept's priorities and goals are set each year as part of the city council's budgeting process. Detailed information is available in the City budget narrative.  The 2008 mission priorities for our Department include:

• Enforcement of law and investigation of crimes
• Neighborhood safety: crime prevention & block watch
• Traffic safety education and enforcement
• Domestic violence and assault investigations
• Neighborhood Services and Code enforcement
• Protection of youth and senior residents
• Drug law enforcement
• K-9 Patrol & narcotics interdiction 
• Motorcycle patrol
• Training
• Emergency management and communications