Public Safety

Mission Statement

To be the most professional department we can be, providing the highest level of service and commitment to our community and our organization.

Duties

The duties of the Public Safety Department encompass the services of several different sub-departments including:

• Police

  • Conduct proactive and innovative approaches to reduce crime;
  • Ensure the community of Lindsay is kept safe including its streets, schools and neighborhoods;
  • Respect the needs of the residents and meet those needs by utilizing innovative approaches to solving problems; and
  • Actively prevent criminal acts and aggressively apprehend criminals in a manner which is consistent with the law.

• Animal Control

  • Patrol and protect the City of Lindsay by capturing stray animals;
  • Ensure the humane and approved treatment of captured animals; and
  • Shelter all animals captured by animal control.

• Fire Protection

  • Respond to fire emergencies;
  • Assist in medical responses;
  • Extinguish fires to save life and property; and
  • Prevent, when possible, the potential of a fire hazard.

• Code Enforcement

  • Enforce compliance with City regulations and ordinances including zoning, land use,
  • nuisance housing, building codes, health and safety, blight, graffiti, water waste, and
  • other matters of public concern;
  • Receive and respond to citizen complaints and reports from other agencies and departments on alleged violations of City zoning and codes/ordinances; and
  • Conduct field investigations and inspect properties for violations.

• Records Division

  • Performs public reception duties in the Police Department.
  • Receives and processes police reports and related documents.
  • Answers phones; determines nature of call and handles or routes as appropriate.

• Contracted 9-1-1 Dispatch

  • Dispatch and coordinate the responses of public safety agencies;
  • Translate information to the appropriate codes;
  • Determine and assign the level of priority of the calls;
  • Ask vital questions and provide pre-arrival instructions for emergency medical calls.

• Contracted Ambulance Services

  • Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls calmly, efficiently and promptly;
  • Administer basic and restricted advanced life support to patients at the scene, en route to the hospital;
  • Assess the nature and extent of injury or illness; and
  • Communicate with professional medical personnel and treatment facilities to obtain instructions regarding further treatment.