Organizational Assessment to be used in the creation of a Strategic Plan for the Joint Community Safety Service Area

In anticipation of the City of Portland’s charter transition, the four major public safety bureaus – Police, Fire, Emergency Communications (911) and Emergency [Disaster] Management – were asked to create a joint strategic plan for the community safety service area. The plan would guide integration of the bureaus as they transition to a city manager form of government, and prepare them to tackle the changing safety landscape in the City of Portland. A comprehensive Organizational Assessment of the bureaus was undertaken to provide a foundational understanding of the service area that would guide the Strategic Plan.