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Police chief unveils community survey plan and 2025 annual report with staffing and response metrics
Summary
Chief Vauxhall told the council the department will run a bilingual community survey March 1–31 to shape a five‑year strategic plan. He also summarized the 2025 annual report: ~33,000 calls for service, 4:39 average emergency response time, 6,304 citations, 11,985 warnings, 549 mental‑health calls, 1,845 arrests, and 13,291 training hours.
Chief Vauxhall presented two items to the Connelly City Council: a community survey that will inform a five‑year police strategic plan and highlights from the department’s 2025 annual report.
Vauxhall said the survey — available in English and Spanish and promoted via the department’s website, social media, water‑bill inserts and flyers to businesses — will target residents, business owners and visitors and run through March 31. He said the department will also host community forums after the surveys close to gather more in‑depth feedback.
On the annual report, Vauxhall noted staffing and operational changes and several department statistics. "In 2025 we answered a little over 33,000 calls for service," he said, and reported an average emergency response time of 4 minutes, 39 seconds (the department’s goal is 4 minutes). He summarized traffic enforcement data — 6,304 citations and 11,985 warnings — and said the department handled 549 mental‑health calls and made 1,845 arrests last year. Vauxhall also highlighted training: the department recorded about 13,291 training hours in 2025, roughly 160 hours per employee on average.
Vauxhall said the department added a sergeant to the CID division this year to reduce investigator span‑of‑control and discussed clearance‑rate differences, noting the department’s Part A clearance rate was 22% in the most recent report (down from an unusually high 41% the prior year). He explained differences between FBI/NIBRS categories and Texas state law when comparing crime‑type figures.
Council members asked about bilingual outreach and timing; Vauxhall confirmed the survey is live and encouraged council and residents to participate. He said survey results and forum input will be analyzed and used to draft the police department’s five‑year strategic plan.
