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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO PROCURE THE SERVICES OF THE
POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A PROBLEM SOLVING
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND TO
DEVELOP A TRACKING AND EFFECTIVENESS
EVALUATION SYSTEM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$16,159; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET,
INDEX CODE 290201-270; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR THIS PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Police Department is committed to the community
oriented policing concept; and
WHEREAS, "problem solving" is at the heart of this concept;
and
WHEREAS, the Police Department must adopt a broader "problem
solving" role in the community; and
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WHEREAS, the Police Executive -Research Forum (P.E.R.F.) has
proposed a training program which will assist police officers
with their "problem solving" skills;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
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CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
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thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The Police Department is hereby authorized to
procure the services of the Police Execute Research Forum for the
purpose of providing a "problem solving" training program for
police officers and to develop a tracking and effectiveness
evaluation system, in an amount not to exceed $16,159, with funds
therefor hereby allocated from the Police Department General
Operating Budget, Index Code 290201-270.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized)
execute the necessary documents, in a form(s) acceptable to the
City Attorney, for the procurement of said services.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th
ATTEST:
ALTER J. ITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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CHARLES C. MAYS
CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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_ day of January , 1996.
A,vivor & .1A- r%31L
STE HEN P. CLAAK, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
A. NN O S, II
CITY ATT Y
I The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City
Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA CAM21;
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO The Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : JAN - Q0 )996 FILE
of the City Commission
suaiEcr : Resolution Authorizing the
Police Department to Procure
the Services of the Police
FROM: Cesar io REFERENCES: Executive Research Forum
City; ger
ENCLOSURES: I
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully requested that the Resolution authorizing the
Miami Police Department to procure the services of the Police
Executive Research Forum, at a cost of $16,159, be approved.
Funding is to be from the Police Department General Operating
Budget, Index Code 290201-270.
BACKGROUND:
The Miami Police Department is committed to the concept of
community oriented policing. The Neighborhood Enhancement Team
(N.E.T.) program was designed to facilitate the implementation of
this concept within our city. Under N.E.T., teams of persons from
various city departments are assigned to respective city
neighborhoods. Each N.E.T. team, working together with
neighborhood residents, assumes responsibility for the coordination
and delivery of various city services in such areas as
administration, zoning, sanitation, public works and public safety.
At the heart of community oriented policing is cooperative problem
solving; problem solving based on the knowledge that if the Police
Department works cooperatively with the community to understand
circumstances that underlie various incidents, then the most
appropriate resources can be employed and the "problem" gets
solved. The Miami Police Department continually seeks solutions to
seemingly persistent problems which threaten safety and public
order, and consistently labors to improve the conditions which
contribute to criminal behavior.
Toward this end, the Police Executive Research Forum (P.E.R.F.) has
proposed a training program which will assist police officers with
their "problem solving" skills. They will also help develop a
problem solving tracking system and a system for evaluating field
officers' success in their problem solving skills.
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