2014/05/28 Council Agenda Packet

area waterways. The Everett Police Department has identified these project areas as priorities for funding under the JAG. Project Component Descriptions The current Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) project proposal includes a number of equipment/technology systems or items which will meet the needs outlined above. As was noted above, city budget resources are currently unavailable to provide support for a variety of types of equipment and software needed for the police department. The first project proposed for JAG funding is the purchase of Lexipol's Law Enforcement Policy Manual; to include, Daily Training Bulletins, and the Supplemental Publication Service for utilization by all department personnel. These resources would provide a critical comprehensive framework to institute a clearly written policy manual with a complementary training component, the ability to easily archive records, and electronically store/link other types of manuals or documents. Lexipol is a risk management company that provides the framework and recommendations for law enforcement agencies to develop online policy manuals fully integrated with scenario -based Daily Training Bulletins (DTB) that focus on high - risk, low -frequency events. Lexipol works with individual agencies to develop a customized manual to meet the needs of the department and community. The policies are developed and updated regularly to reflect best practices, federal and Washington State law. The DTB component of the program links directly to and reinforces the policy manual by training and testing personnel. Each DTB correlates to a particular policy, which puts the policy in an operational context. Both DTB training records and each updated version of the manual are automatically archived, which is an invaluable resource when authenticated copies of policy or training records are needed, especially years after an incident. Lexipol's Supplemental Publication Service provides storage for non -policy content (e.g., Procedures Manual, SOP, Training Bulletins, etc.) that can be linked directly to the policy manual electronically, which will simplify overall manual management. The second proposed purchase is for five (5) automated external defibrillators (AEDs). These units add a very important and often lifesaving tool for our patrol officers. Within our own agency, we have had over a dozen cardiac saves, due to the recent training personnel received in High Performance CPR. By adding AED's to our patrol units, we can continue to perform life saving measures and increase the survivability rate. Currently, the county in which Everett resides (Snohomish County) has seen a jump in cardiac arrest survivability. We are standing at the save rate of 60% for those subjects who are found in ventricular fibrillation (VF). If the cardiac rhythm is not corrected within eight to ten minutes, death will result. Medical studies have proven that the sooner a flbrillating heart can be defibrillated, the better the chances that the person will survive. Each minute that passes essentially reduces the odds of survival by 10%. If defibrillation can be accomplished within one minute of the cardiac arrest, the odds of survival are about 90%. These additional 5 AED's are critical to increasing the survivability rate in our community, should a citizen suffer a cardiac event. 87