FY25 Proposed Budget

Police Support Services

The Support Services Division supports or provides services to Field Operations. The division is commanded by a Captain and is organized into the following activities:

General Fund Activities: • Support Administration is responsible for the management and oversight of the Support Services division. • Records is responsible for the recording of information, the housing and maintenance of departmental records, the researching, compilation reproduction and forwarding of data to satisfy public and interdepartmental requests and complies statistics for the National Crime Reporting System. • Animal Services operates as a public safety/enforcement agency for the protection of the public and animals of the City. The division also operates an animal center for stray and abandoned animals. • Station Masters are responsibl e for staffing the Police Department’s front desk on a 24 hour basis. They answer incoming phone calls from the public, release impounded vehicles, enter, and confirm arrest warrants, assist sworn Officers in the researching and gathering of data and assist walk in traffic. • Community Outreach aims to establish collaboration with community partners and works to maintain relationships in the community which foster positive communication and interactions between the Police Department and the public. The unit consists of a Community Outreach Sergeant, two Community Outreach Assistants, one of which focuses on Immigrant & Refugee Communities and a Downtown Liaison Officer. The Community Outreach Sergeant also oversees a strategic partnership with Shelter House, the goal of which is to address quality of life issues and issues of homelessness while reducing police contact. • School Crossing Guards staff assigned locations where children cross busy roadways on their way to and from school. The hiring of a full time ICPD Community Outreach Assistant -This position continues to establish and maintain relationships within the community while fostering positive communication and interactions between the Police Department and the diverse populations of community members in the City of Iowa City. • Iowa City Animal Services were summoned by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a dog breeding operation where many of the dogs were in poor condition. One hundred thirty-one (131) dogs were suffering from malnutrition and heat exposure issues. This massive, and lengthy undertaking challenged the Animal Services staffing, resources, and capabilities in every possible way. • The Iowa City Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit has become significantly more involved in working with our community partners to find successful resolutions to Recent Accomplishments: •

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