2025 Budget In Brief

PUBLIC SAFETY

Department Updates The Orland Park Police Department utilizes the latest technology, processes and procedures as part of the ongoing duty to provide safety services to Orland Park. Below are some of the new and ongoing projects from 2024 and 2025: • Officer safety initiatives (rifle plates, lighter body armor and helmets) purchased • FUSUS-real time crime center-secured attorney general grants to help pay for 2024 and 2025 contracts. The same grants paid for extra overtime details at major retail outlets during the Christmas holidays • Broke ground on new training facility/range/EOC/backup dispatch • Hired 9 officers in FY 2024 • Introduced new text-to-911 program (see page 8) • Purchased 2 new drones • Purchased new Glock firearms for officers • Developed an officer peer support team • Renegotiated the Axon BWC and in-car camera contract to include new Taser 10 purchases and the Axon Investigate tool along with the Axon Redaction software to facilitate more efficient process and timely FOIA responses • Upgrade the Public Safety-Grade Radio System and Microwave Network. The new digital radio system has been purchased and is currently being upgraded. The Ubiquiti Access Points have had new microwaves purchased and installed in order to convert to digital •Over 15,000 hours of training pertaining to PD personnel

The mission of the Orland Park Police Department is to enhance the quality of life for the residents and visitors within our community by providing professional, high quality and effective police service in partnership with Village residents and businesses. The department has a vital impact on the quality of life in our community. To demonstrate our dedication to our profession and our community, we commit ourselves to the following values: • Integrity • Community Partnership • Community Problem-Oriented Policing • Commitment to Employees • Professionalism and Dedication In 2024, the Orland Park Patrol Division utilized some of the budget for the following purposes: • Nasal Narcan is ongoing and supplied to all officers on the street to replace officers having to administer the drug utilizing a needle and vial. This new method is more efficient and allows for a faster delivery of the lifesaving drug. In 2024, the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) supplied additional nasal Narcan supply to provide to locations with repeated opioid issues. POLICE DEPARTMENT Patrol Division

• Training for traffic reconstruction utilizing drones continued with recertification for existing staff as well as officers from surrounding agencies. The method of traffic reconstruction allows for faster reconstruction and shorter road closure time. Community Relations During 2024, the Community Relations Team participated in over 80 community relations events. Many of those events are hosted by the Orland Park Police Department and include:

• Coffee With A Cop

• Cookout With Cops

• Cones With Cops

• Senior Luncheon

• Citizens’ Police Academy

• Teen Citizens’ Police Academy

• National Night Out Against Crime

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VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET IN BRIEF

VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET IN BRIEF