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Police chief unveils anonymous public-safety survey; council endorses outreach
Summary
Chief Giddings told the council the police department will launch an anonymous public-safety survey (Microsoft Forms) around Nov. 7, to run roughly three weeks and close on or about Nov. 28; results will be shared with the public and used to inform department priorities.
Chief Giddings told the council that the police department plans to launch an anonymous public-safety survey to gather resident views on safety, patrol presence, school safety, traffic enforcement and residents' interactions with law enforcement. He said the survey will be hosted on Microsoft Forms, will not collect personal-identifying information and that he will not have access to respondent identities.
"It's completely anonymous," Chief Giddings said during the meeting and said the department will publicize the survey on the city and police Facebook pages and distribute QR codes and links around town. The department expected to go live with the survey during the meeting and to keep it open for roughly three weeks, with a target close date around Nov. 28.
Councilors thanked the department for the outreach and encouraged broad dissemination; staff noted the city site and social channels would carry the link after the communications team posts it. Chief Giddings said the department plans to compile results and report findings to the council, likely in early January, to guide priorities and strategic planning for 2025.
Next steps: department to post the survey link on city and police social media, distribute QR codes and present summarized results to council after the survey closes.
