Item 08 - Ballot Measure Polling Results

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Police Department During the period of February 2020 - February 2025, the newly added Police Service Officer to the Traffic Division handled a total of 1,322 total traffic collisions (7% of the total collisions during this period). These collisions included 399 injury traffic collisions, 596 hit-and-run collisions, 45 DUI -involved collisions, and 13 on -duty emergency vehicle collisions. The ability of a Police Service Officer to respond, handle, and investigate traffic collisions allowed sworn personnel to respond to other law enforcement -related calls/activities. The Police Evidence and Supply Specialist position assigned to the Central Distribution Center (CDC) helps provide internal staff (police officers, detectives, professional staff) with necessary equipment and supplies. With one full-time position frozen in the General Fund budget, this additional position helped fill the gap in order to provide longer hours of service to drop off and pick up vehicles at Fleet, receive deliveries, procure and maintain inventory, etc. The Graphics Designer position is an integral member of the department's Public Information team, helping with social media posts, press releases, community outreach, engagement, messaging, and transparency. Having a dedicated professional with the necessary technical skillset and experience to perform these tasks allows the department to better utilize sworn personnel resources to focus on their core functions. The various PD social media sites with content posted by the Graphics Designer include: • https://www.facebook.com/santaanapd • https://www.instagram.com/santaana_pd/ • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzivM413SCt9W688osllc3Q • https://x.com/SantaAnaPD • https://www.instagram.com/santaana_pdexplorers/ • https://www.instagram.comAoinsantaana_pd/ The three (3) Senior Office Assistant positions provide clerical and administrative support to each of the Internal Affairs, Traffic, and Criminal Investigations Divisions. This support ranges from maintaining and filing records, providing public assistance at the Traffic Lobby counter, responding to inquiries in person, by phone, and through electronic systems, tracking complaints and requests, and directing matters to appropriate staff while maintaining detailed and accurate records in Internal Affairs databases. The tasks and functions performed by these professional staff positions enable the sworn officers and detectives to focus on investigative matters and calls for service. Measure X total funding spent by the Police Department can be obtained from the Finance Department via their expenditure reports submitted to the Measure X Committee. Measure X Success 40