Parker accepts 2024 racial profiling report and police annual report; department highlights staffing gains

Parker City Council unanimously accepted the Parker Police Department’s 2024 racial profiling report and the department’s 2024 annual report at the Feb. 25 meeting.

Chief Price and Sgt. Burdick presented the reports. Chief Price noted traffic contacts have increased in the last year largely because the department is closer to full staffing, and Sgt. Burdick and staff described annual statistics and a five‑year historical summary included in the packet.

Council members praised the reports and the department’s community policing efforts. No complaints were reported in the racial profiling review, and councilors commended officers’ outreach and the department’s planning to revive community programs such as "Coffee with a Cop" and "Shop with a Cop."

The police leadership outlined near‑term priorities including meeting state mandates, recruiting personnel who can perform community outreach along with enforcement duties, and restarting community programs. Council members also encouraged development of a social media presence and revitalization of a reserves program to expand capacity.

The council approved a motion to accept the racial profiling report, which passed 5‑0, and then accepted the annual department report, also by unanimous vote.

"This is the second year where your department has done this report. You've done an excellent job," Mayor Peddle said in response to the packet and presentation.

The reports will be included in the city record and used to guide department planning and recruitment.