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City of Cathedral City Police Chief Characteristics
The City of Cathedral City is seeking community input to help guide the selection of its next Police Chief. Your feedback will help identify the leadership qualities and priorities that are most important to our residents, businesses, and stakeholders.The survey will be open for input through Monday, April 20.
Thinking about the most important characteristics and qualities the next Chief of Police should possess, please indicate the top five (5) characteristics you view as most important in the next Chief:
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Demonstrated ability to understand, represent, and effectively serve a diverse community, including LBGTQ+ residents and a majority Hispanic/Latino population.
Personifies integrity, trustworthiness, honesty, ethical decision making, and fairness.
Has a proven, established, credible and competent track record and experience in law enforcement.
Builds and maintains a strong department culture that promotes accountability, professionalism, and policing practices consistent with the values and expectations of the Cathedral City community.
Committed to transparency in collecting data, making it available to the public and informing and engaging the public on new or existing usage of police technologies.
Strong communicator who is deeply compassionate; demonstrates empathy, respect, and humility; willingness to learn, open to criticism and creative or innovative solutions; approachable and relationship builder.
Strong leader with the ability to build and maintain credibility with the CCPD and community.
Creates proactive partnerships within the community.
Has a deep understanding of unique needs of diverse communities, neighborhoods, and individuals.
Commitment to mental health awareness and psychological emergency response techniques.
Community policing by proactively developing solutions to underlying conditions contributing to public safety problems.
Is a visionary and has the ability to motivate, inspire, and lead the CCPD workforce.
Are there any other characteristics or qualities that you think are important to have in the next Chief of Police?
Thinking about important community issues, please select the five (5) community issues that you identify as having the highest priority that the next Chief of Police should address.
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Motivating, inspiring, commanding, and leading workforce officers and the CCPD.
Traffic enforcement and pedestrian safety programs.
Understanding and leading efforts to support individuals experiencing homelessness and the communities in which they are residing.
Commitment to de-escalation of force training and accountability of officers.
Prioritizing community policing within our neighborhoods.
Supporting and expanding unarmed and alternative response models, particularly for calls for service involving mental health or individuals experiencing homelessness.
Improving response time to emergency calls for service.
Improving the recruitment and retention of officers.
Recruiting diverse individuals who represent the communities they serve.
Increasing youth programs and youth engagement.
Building trust through listening and visiting neighborhoods and communities.
Do you have any other priorities that you would like to see the next Chief of Police prioritize?
How can Cathedral City Police Department better serve the community?
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Optional Demographic Information (for survey analysis only)
The City of Cathedral City is a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes feedback from all its community members. The optional demographic questions are asked strictly for survey analysis to understand the reach of the survey and its responses across the community.
Do you live, work, or own a business in Cathedral City?
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How long have you been connected to Cathedral City?
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