FY25 Proposed Budget

many of the challenges presented by the homeless individuals in the community. Positive outcomes include assisting with finding housing, providing resources to those suffering from mental illnesses, and assisting with the mitigation of several of the encampments throughout the community. Upcoming Challenges:  With an increase in calls for service and animal surrenders at the Iowa City Animal Services division, current staffing levels are insufficient for care of the animals.  Develop and implement a full-time Civilian Crime Analyst.  The Support Services division will continue to seek alternatives to utilizing paper in the daily operations of the Police Department with the goal of improving overall efficiency and supporting the overall City of Iowa City goal of environmental sustainability. These alternatives will also include the implementation and utilization of software made available for local law enforcement agencies from the State of Iowa.  Develop and implement an on-call rotation to support the needs of the Iowa City Animal Services during off-hours.

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