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<br />7)Continue to contract with Cry Wolf false alarm management soluti <br />19 <br />that the numbers of false alarms continue to decrease, thereby <br />reducing the potential of injury to public safety staff and citi <br />unnecessary dispatch and response) and increasing the amount of <br />available for training and response to actual emergency situatio <br />8)Continue to pursue grant opportunities, e.g., the Texas Departme <br />others, so that additional public safety programs can be provide <br />minimal cost to taxpayers. <br />9)Continue to work in partnership with the La Porte Independent Sc <br />District to provide on-site School Resource Officers (SROs) to m <br />visible presence on campuses for the safety of school children a <br />educators. <br />10)Continue to operate the Police Area Representative (P.A.R.) prog <br />which provides a specific liaison (based on zones) between the P <br />Department and the community so that citizens have a resource to <br />assistance with non-emergent, but important problems, such as <br />abandoned vehicles, traffic problems, graffiti, and gang or drug <br />concerns. <br />11) <br />awareness program that provides hands-on demonstration and <br />interactive instruction during a 13 week course. <br />12)Continue to provide the Youth Explorer Program, which educates t <br />interested in law enforcement as a career in such topics as crim <br />investigation, traffic enforcement, SWAT and patrol operations, <br />criminal investigations. <br />13)Continue to prepare and publicly disseminate the La Porte Police <br />Department Annual Report. <br />14)Continue to maintain and keep up-to- <br /> <br /> <br />19 <br /> According to the La Porte Police Department Annual Report 2010, <br />reduction (i.e., 2009:1,327; 2010: 871) in the number of false a <br />attributed to active participation in the Cry Wolf program. <br />3.19 <br /> <br />2. <br />t| Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />