Madison Police Department Richard K. Williams,  Chief of Police

City-County Building 211 S. Carroll Street Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3303 PH: 608 266 4022 TDD: 608 266-6562

DATE:    April 1, 2001
TO:        Mayor Susan M. Bauman
FROM:       Chief of Police Richard K. Williams
SUBJECT:   2001 Strategic Planning Document

It is with great pride and satisfaction that I deliver to you the 2001 version of our Strategic Plan.   Since my arrival in Madison, strategic planning has been a central feature as to how we would organize and operate this department.  In 1994, a "five-year" strategic plan was developed, and many aspects of that first plan were implemented in the following years.  In 1999, I chaired a core group of managers for the purpose of reviewing the previous strategic plan.  We created a process by which the next "five-year" plan would be put together.   What you now have in your possession is a result of these efforts.   In July 1999, the core group appointed a "strategic planning team" comprised of commissioned and civilian personnel.  Their efforts culminated with the October 1999 Strategic Planning Conference attended by nearly 200 individuals.  While a number of M.P.D. personnel were in attendance at this conference, many community members and representatives from other governmental agencies and private sector vendors were also in attendance.   Together we spent the day identifying obstacles that impede our daily efforts.  We also identified the direction in which future M.P.D. planning efforts should be focused.

Following the conference, the core group identified standing committees or "outcome groups" who would be responsible for reviewing the data collected at the conference.  The outcome groups worked throughout 2000 to identify goals, objectives, and strategies related to the six conference themes.   In January 2000, Captain Michael J. Smith was promoted to a newly created planning position and assigned responsibility for monitoring the work of the outcome groups and the task of  "bringing the plan all together."   Captain Smith has incorporated the work of the outcome groups with the department's annual capital and operating budgets and the City's Framework for Excellence.   On a quarterly basis, the Management Team will review and update this document.  It will serve as the guide for measuring our progress toward attaining the goals, objectives, and strategies identified by community members in collaboration with the men and women of this department.  This strategic plan will further our efforts at continuous improvement and organizational excellence.  We will continue to seek input from our community on an ongoing basis.