Public Safety Services <br />Service Description <br />~; <br />t,. <br />i' <br />~ ~. <br />r_ <br />~~ <br />Public Safety services include Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Police Patrol Services, Police <br />Investigations, Call Taking/Dispatch, Police Records Management and. Analysis, Medical <br />Transport, Animal Control, Municipal Court and contracts for human services. <br />Fire and Emergency Medical Services are provided to first prevent emergency situations from <br />occurring, and then to save lives, protect property, mitigate environmental harm and reduce damage <br />or injuries when emergencies do occur. Services include fire suppression; specialized rescue; <br />hazardous materials response and mitigation; first response emergency medical care and ambulance <br />transport; fire prevention and life. safety outreach education; fire code enforcement; plan review; <br />hazardous materials management; fire investigations; specialized training; logistical support, <br />operations analysis, planning and record keeping. <br />Eugene Police respond to calls for assistance and provide proactive problem management; provide <br />prevention programs through community policing partnerships with citizens, schools and <br />community businesses and organizations; enforce traffic laws; conduct crime investigations; <br />manage recovered stolen and pawned property; and assist in the prosecution of offenders. <br />Eugene Police Communications personnel answer calls for emergency services and dispatch <br />emergency medical personnel, police officers and firefighters. Staff relay calls from outside Eugene <br />to appropriate police or fire agencies or provide dispatching services for them on contract; answer <br />non-emergency calls from Eugene; refer non-emergency calls from areas outside. Eugene to the <br />appropriate public or social service agencies; and receive and respond to requests for information <br />and other radio communications from police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians. <br />The Municipal Court has jurisdiction over violations of the City Code within the .city limits. The <br />violations processed include all major and minor State traffic laws, parking laws and violations of <br />City ordinances. Court proceedings are subject to the general laws of the State of Oregon which <br />govern the justice courts. The Municipal Court manages a contractual relationship with Lane <br />County for the provision of corrections services. <br />The City Prosecutor's Office prosecutes all misdemeanors and violations that occur within the city <br />limits of Eugene and are in violation of City Code. The Prosecutor's Office also handles any <br />appeals from Municipal Court filed in Lane County Circuit Court. <br />The City contracts with Lane County for Animal Control services. This program licenses pets, <br />enforces animal control regulations and provides shelter for impounded animals. <br />The City also directly operates slow-cost spay/neuter clinic. The clinic performs spay and neuter <br />surgeries to help control Eugene's overall pet population. In addition, the clinic offers basic health <br />vaccinations for dogs and cats. <br />Eugene, Springfield and Lane County fund social services by contributing to a joint fund, then <br />contracting with non-profit agencies for services to low-income and homeless citizens. <br />r, . <br />41 <br />__ <br />