OATdb Archive

2006 - 2007

Public Safety Services

Goal
Protect & Serve
Provide a safe and secure university environment.

Objective
Visibility
Have a substantial and visible presence on campus.

Indicator
Contacts
Service related calls

Criterion
Service Related Calls
Ability to maintain current level of services due to increase in enrollment.

Criterion
Calls for Assistance
Ability to provide police assistance when requested.

Action
Protect & Serve
Implimentation of bicycle patrol program.

Goal
Parking Management
Improve parking related operations.

Objective
Sam Houston Parking Garage
Increase hourly patrons at the Sam Houston Parking Garage.

Indicator
Parking Garage
Increase in daily/hourly parking garage revenue.

Criterion
Parking Garage Patronage
5% increase in hourly and daily patronage at the Sam Houston Parking Garage from the previous fiscal year.

Finding
Sam Houston Parking Garage
Hourly parking garage revenue for 2006-2007 was $106,982.00, compared to $111,192.00 in 2005-2006.

Objective
Parking Permits & Citations
Increase compliance with the parking rules and regulations.

Indicator
Permit Sales
Increase in parking permit sales while decreasing "No Permit" citations.

Criterion
Surface Lot Patronage
5% increase in parking permit sales while decreasing parking citations for "No Permit" violations by 5%. Compare permits sales and citation numbers with previous fiscal year totals.

Finding
Parking Permits & Citations
13,799 parking permits were sold in 2006-2007, compared to 13,158 in 2005-06.

26,012 parking citations were issued in 2006-07, compared to 26,189 in 2005-06.

Finding
Revenue Streams
Total revenue for 2006-07 was $1,478,791.72, compared to $1,379,061.33 in 2005-06.

Action
Parking Management
The Parking Management Office continued to provide excellent service to the University's faculty, staff, students, and visitors.

Goal
Financial Responsibility
Effectively serve the university with available revenue streams.

Objective
Revenue Streams
Generate sufficient revenue to cover costs of operation.

Indicator
Revenue Streams
Fees collected from the sale of parking permits and collection of fines from parking citations will exceed the operation costs of the department.

Action
Revenue
Due to the efficiency of the Parking Management Office, revenues increased.

Objective
Operating Cost
Maintain current operational costs.

Indicator
Operation Costs
Operation costs will be less than revenue streams.

Criterion
Revenue Streams/Operation Costs
Increase in revenue streams while maintaining present level of operational costs.

Finding
Protect & Serve
Seven Campus Security Act offenses were reported in 2006-2007, consisting of:
1-Sexual Assault;
1-Robbery;
1-Aggravated Assault; and
4-Burglary.

Finding
Operating Costs
The Department of Public Safety Services stayed withing its operating budget for 2006-07.


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