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Police and 911 present staffing, facilities and technology requests as calls rise
Summary
Georgetown Police Department and 911 dispatchers told council they need more sworn officers, civilian public-safety staff, supervisory changes and support positions to keep pace with growing call volume and evidence/records workload.
Assistant Chief Nash and Police Chief Allgood briefed Georgetown City Council on April 14 on a multiyear set of staffing, facility and technology requests intended to address rising calls for service, body-worn-camera workloads and facility constraints.
"We have seen a 10% increase in calls for service since 2021," Assistant Chief Nash said, outlining a package that includes five additional sworn patrol officers, an operations captain, two civilian public-safety officers, and a combined crime-analyst / open-records clerk to help manage the spike in video evidence and open-records requests.
Chief Allgood told council the requested additions are tied to measurable workload and national staffing benchmarks. "Investing in the Georgetown Police Department now is an investment in the city's future, safety, and quality of life," he said, and described multiple metrics used to justify increases: Georgetown's officers-per-thousand-residents ratio, call volume (projected to exceed 40,000 calls next year), and time-on-scene…
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