02-26-18 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Manager of the Year 2017 Lt. Matt Daeumer Lt. Matt Daeumer assumed command of the Support Services Bureau in March of 2015. Since that time he has led by example in establishing a culture of long range strategic leadership. He serves as a mentor not only to supervisors in his command but across the police department and City. While leading the Support Services Bureau, Matt has contributed vision, guidance, ideas, and hands on work to a number of successful initiatives including: • In 2017, the Animal Control Division delivered a 40% increase to their adoption rate over the prior year, while at the same time lowering the euthanasia rate by 21%. • 2017 saw another successful National Night Out with increased neighborhood parties and participation. This program is one of the department's premier outreach program and it has grown in scope and effectiveness under Lt. Daeumer's leadership. • As the department's Program Manager for the Texas Police Chief's Recognition Program, Lt. Daeumer recently guided the team through a transition of the over 120 individual policies that guide PD operations. A recent external audit generated praise for Lt. Daeumer's preparedness and knowledge and led to the department being designated as a "Best Practices" agency by the Police Chiefs Association. • Lt. Daeumer played a lead role in the Blue Santa project, coordinating efforts of volunteers and community partners. This project generated over 2,500 toys for local children which was especially helpful to many families impacted by Hurricane Harvey this year. • Most recently, Lt. Daeumer saw many months of effort and leadership result in the opening of the police storefront for the south east part of the La Porte community. This location will serve as both a crime deterrent and assist with proactive service to that part of town. In addition to those fine accomplishments, Matt serves as the departmental liaison on IT/technology projects and serves as the night time PR Rep in Emergency Operations Center activations. Lt. Daeumer daily exhibits the qualities that make him very worthy of this recognition. loin me in thanking Lt. Matt Daeumer, 2017 Manager of the Year.