THE EL CENTRO POLICE DEPARTMENT (ECPD) IS COMMITTED TO DISCOVERING INNOVATIVE METHODS OR STRATEGIES THAT TRANSLATE TO AN IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ASSETS. WITH THAT SAID, ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TASKS EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY STRUGGLES WITH IS OPTIMIZING THE USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF TO MITIGATE THE CURRENT DRUG EPIDEMIC, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE. IF AWARDED FUNDING, ECPD WILL IMMEDIATELY DEPLOY AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH INTO HOW WE MANAGE OUR GREATEST ASSET IN COMBATING CRIME. ECPDS PROPOSED GRANT INITIATIVE WILL BE TO DEPLOY A SCHEDULING SOFTWARE THAT WILL MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO DEPLOY KEY ASSETS TO MITIGATE THE DRUG EPIDEMIC, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE. ECPD HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND MANAGING A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCED PROGRAMS WITH THE COLLABORATION OF HIGHLY SKILLED LEADERS AND COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT. AS THE LEAD AGENCY IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY, ECPD WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT, COORDINATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES, IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION, AND WILL ENSURE THAT PROJECT TASKS ARE PERFORMED WITHIN SPECIFIED TIME FRAMES THAT ARE STIPULATED IN THIS GRANT APPLICATION. ECPD WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PROJECT PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE PROGRAM GOALS AND DESIRED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND WILL MAINTAIN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR GRANT FUNDERS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.