Moose Jaw police seek consultant to develop 5-year strategic plan
As the Moose Jaw Police Service battles challenges in community safety well-known and common across Canada, it hopes a new strategic plan will also uncover new and emerging trends in the community.
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As the Moose Jaw Police Service battles challenges in community safety well-known and common across Canada, it hopes a new strategic plan will also uncover new and emerging trends in the community.
“There are some obvious trends in Moose Jaw that are not unlike other cities in Sask.,” Rick Johns, deputy chief of police for the MJPS, said in an emailed statement Thursday, including an uptick in methamphetamine and firearms-related crimes.
“However, another goal of this endeavor will be to uncover other emerging trends yet to be identified and look for ways to address them.”
In a request for proposals (RFP) issued earlier this month, the search for a consultant to help develop a five-year strategic plan for the MJPS and the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners is outlined.
A requirement of the Saskatchewan Police Commission’s Municipal Police Service Policy Manual, the strategic management plan will “serve as a road map of sorts that will help inform decisions over the next five years to continually enhance our effectiveness operationally, administratively, and financially,” Johns said.
Proponents have until Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. to submit a proposal. Johns said they hope to award the RFP and begin the development process this fall.
The successful applicant will help and advise the MJPS in facilitating stakeholder engagement sessions with community, the executive leadership team, senior management and the board of police commissioners.
They will also help develop the strategic plan, including a written report on the consultations, environmental scans including equity, diversity and inclusion information, themes that emerged from the consultations and scans, possible performance metrics, and a digital draft of the proposed plan. They will also help craft the police chief’s message to be included in the plan.
The budget for the project has been set at $15,000 and the plan will span 2023-2026.
The MJPS is made up of 90 sworn police officers and civilian employees across four divisions: headquarters, frontline services, special services and support services.
The board of police commissioners is the governing body of the MJPS “formalizing the link between the MJPS and the community,” similar to that of the Regina Police Service and its board of police commissioners.
The Regina Police Service’s current strategic plan spans 2019-2022. They reported their progress in March, outlining new staff hired in 2021, its use of crime analysts, continued development of a Corrections Support Unit and more.
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