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Home My WebLink About2026-06-12 CCPD Minutes CITY OF EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING June 12, 2025 ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Board was called to order by President Ron Shields on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 5:02 p.m. in the Mayor's Conference Room in City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive, Euless. Board members present: Citizen Member Ron Shields, President Citizen Member Rusty Brown, Vice President Council Member Jeremy Tompkins Council Member Eddie Price Council Member Perry Bynum Council Member Annabel Eads Director of Finance Janina Jewell, Treasurer City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer Kim Sutter, Secretary Absent: Citizen Member Mike Pruitt Additional staff present: City Manager Chris Barker Assistant City Manager Lawrence Bryant Assistant City Manager Steven Viera Police Chief Gary Landers Assistant Chief of Police Brenda Alvarado Police Captain Mark Harris Police Captain Scott Ho Police Captain Scott Peterson Police Captain Brandon Zachary Emergency Management Coordinator Suzanne Hendrickson ITEM 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Upon motion by Council Member Bynum and second by Council Member Tompkins, Citizen Member Ron Shields was appointed to serve as the President and Citizen Member Rusty Brown was appointed to serve as Vice President of the Board. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. ITEM 3. APPROVED MINUTES OF JUNE 13, 2024 MEETING Upon motion by Council Member Bynum and second by Council Member Eads, the minutes of the June 13, 2024, were approved by a unanimous vote. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES JUNE 12, 2025 PAGE 2 ITEM 4. ACCEPTED ANNUAL AUDIT FOR EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 Director of Finance Janina Jewell referred to the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, for the City of Euless, which had been previously distributed. She advised that the external auditors, Weaver, L.L.P., conducted the audit and issued an Unmodified Opinion, which is the highest level of assurance that can be provided. Ms. Jewell presented the total revenues, expenditures, and ending fund balance for the fiscal year: Revenues General sales tax, interest earnings, and other revenues $3,689,034 Expenditures Salary/benefits for 20 Officers and crime prevention supplies and equipment $3,353,692 Transfers Out $1,255,000 Total Expenditures $4,608,692 Ending Fund Balance $1,419,910 Ms. Jewell advised that the ending fund balance exceeded the FY 2024 projected fund balance by $359,453 for the year, due mainly to stronger than expected sales tax collections and expenditures savings. Upon motion by Council Member Bynum and second by Citizen Member R. Brown, the audit for the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District budget for Fiscal Year 2024 was accepted by unanimous vote. ITEM 5. HELD PUBLIC HEARING ON EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 President Shields opened the public hearing at 5:08 p.m. to receive input on the proposed Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Finance Director Jewell presented a summary of the current year's budget and reviewed the projected revenues and expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026. Ms. Jewell stated that staff is projecting a slight increase to sales tax collections as well as a mid-year budget adjustment to current operations as it relates to the cyber-security data protection program, which was paid in full in Fiscal Year 2024. The budget adjustment is necessary to comply with current accounting standards which require the expense to be charged out over the term of the purchase (three years). Finance Director Jewell presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES JUNE 12, 2025 PAGE 3 Beginning Fund Balance $1,551,877 Revenues Sales Tax, contractual reimbursements, receipts, and Interest $3,819,556 earnings. Sales tax is expected to remain stable. Expenditures Salaries and benefits (20 positions) $3,241,592 Operational expenses (slight increase for travel expenses) $387,282 Capital Expenses $150,045 Total Expenditures $3,778,919 Excess Revenues over Expenditures $40,637 Ending Fund Balance $1,553,347 Proposed use of Excess Reserves for Capital $813,101 Estimated Ending Fund Balance (9-30-2026) $722,846 Required Reserves (60 days) $621,192 Excess Reserves $98,794 Police Chief Gary Landers reviewed and addressed questions related to the proposed capital requests for fiscal year 2025-2026, which includes funding for the following: Supplemental and Capital Requests - Digital Data Management tools for investigations $17,400 - Ticket Writer Replacement $127,541 - Data Circuit from AT&T from: o Euless Police Department to Colleyville Police Department $13,600 - Laptops for Police Technical Service Staff $11,000 - Police Officer Hiring Costs $67,520 - Police Servers $16,000 - Police Cellbrite Laptop $4,000 - Cybersecurity Data Protection Program $39,167 City Manager Barker and Police Chief Landers responded to questions from the Board related to the proposed requests. President Shields asked for any comments from the audience. There being no one requesting to speak, President Shields closed the public hearing at 5:43 p.m. CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT MINUTES JUNE 12, 2025 PAGE 4 ITEM 6. APPROVED EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 Upon motion by Citizen Member R. Brown and second by Council Member Bynum, the Crime Control and Prevention District Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget was approved as presented by unanimous vote. ITEM 7. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Council Member Price and second by Council Member Tompkins to adjourn the meeting, President Shields adjourned the meeting at 5:44 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: Abd,(AbOld i ti icE PAsitEArr 1/(: feeee72) 1.04., Ron Shields, President Kii Sutter, Secretary