A Message from the Chief
THE GARNER POLICE DEPARTMENT recognizes the importance of strategic planning and the need to look to the future when planning today . This document is intended to be a three-year roadmap for the Department , our staff , and the community to assess our direction , workload , and progress going forward .
Our FY 2022-24 GPD Strategic Plan has been modified from past versions and is now primarily based on the following :
• the Town of Garner Strategic Plan , which was adopted in October 2016
• our internal SWOT analysis ( see page 5 ) and other staff feedback on goals and initiatives
This approach to our strategic plan ensures that we are working collaboratively with the Town Council and other departments , and that we are focused on the needs and interests of our staff and the Garner community .
Our strategic plan includes the following components :
• our Department Mission Statement and Values — the core and foundation of who we are as a police department ;
• our most recent SWOT ( Strengths , Weaknesses , Opportunities , Threats ) assessment ;
• goal statements that are directly related to the Town and Department mission statements ;
• long-range objectives that further define the goal statements ;
• multi-year initiatives that will be pursued to achieve these objectives ; and
• annual tasks that will be updated on an ongoing basis to track our progress on these goals , objectives , and initiatives .
As you review this plan , we welcome your feedback and / or questions . Our goal is to ensure that our staff , the Town , and those we serve are informed of not just what we are doing , but why are we doing it . We welcome dialogue that will help to increase trust and reduce misinformation and misperception in our community . Please feel free to contact me if you have any feedback or questions regarding this plan . I can be reached at ( 919 ) 772-8810 or at lsmith @ garnernc . gov .
Sincerely , Lorie Smith Chief of Police
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