DANNY R. MACAGNI Chief of Police City Phone: (805) 925-0951 x272 City Fax: (805) 922-0877 222 East Cook Street E-Mail

EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT:

• M.A. Chapman University
• B.A. Chapman University
• A.A. Allan Hancock College
• Chief of Police, City of Santa Maria
• Police Commander / Lieutenant / Sergeant / Officer, City of Santa Maria

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• Member, Orcutt Kiwanis
• Member, Santa Barbara County Council on Drug & Alcohol Problems
• Board Member, Teen Court Advisory Council
• Teen Court Judge
• Board Member, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley

PERSONAL:

• Marital status: Married
• Children: One
• General interests: Sport Shooting, military surplus collector, Barbecuing

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for directing the personnel and equipment of the department to perform the following duties: preserving law and order, investigating complaints, arresting offenders, recovering stolen property, and regulating traffic.

Mission Statement In partnership with the community, we will provide impartial, ethical, and professional law enforcement services. We will take a leadership role in forming collaborative community efforts to find long-term solutions for the reduction of crime through prevention. We will strive to maintain the trust, understanding, and confidence of our residents, while working to improve the quality of life.

Our mission will be accomplished while remaining dedicated to the following principles:

RESPECT: We will honor the individual worth and contributions of each member of our organization.

INTEGRITY: We will not compromise our moral and ethical principles.

ACCOUNTABILITY: We will accept responsibility for our decisions and actions.

HONESTY: We will be forthright and truthful.

FAIRNESS: We will treat everyone in an equitable and dignified manner.

EMPATHY: We will be sensitive to the needs and feelings of others and to the cultural diversity of our community.

As A Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice.

I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restrain; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.

I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.

I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement.

2010-11 Goals/Objectives

1. Educate and involve the community about recognizing gang-related crime and partnership solutions, in addition to crime prevention tips, through outreach via the City Web site and the City's public access channel.
2. Continue to address unlicensed and hazardous drivers on our community's streets, and strive to reduce the number of repeat offenders, by utilizing State Office of Traffic Safety grant funding to conduct DUI/Driver's License checkpoints.
3. Work closely with the various non-profit community groups towards reducing youth violence and chemical dependency, through educational presentations and community events, as well as seek Federal grant funding to augment the enforcement and administrative efforts of the Gang Suppression Team.
4. Strive to reduce the number of hit and run traffic collisions below calendar year 2009 totals through public education, vehicle checkpoints, and selective traffic enforcement.
5. Reassess the patrol deployment plan taking into account the City's growth pattern, budgetary impacts upon the department, available personnel, and fluctuations with overall calls for service.
6. Enter the beginning stages of the TeleStaff scheduling program and continue with employee training to achieve department-wide implementation to maximize personnel resources.
7. Explore alternatives toward cost reductions for the department's accessibility to the Cal-ID fingerprint system and CLETS data; thereby expediting the identification of fingerprint evidence.
8. Continue ongoing networking with the County Sheriff's Department toward the finalization and implementation of the COPLINK program to allow interagency access to records, booking photos and valuable law enforcement-related data.
9. Continue collaborative efforts with the Information Technology staff and identify a viable replacement for the department's Computer Aided Dispatch/Law Records Management System.
10. Continue utilization of the department's training resources toward remaining a host training site for POST certified courses; to include, course identification, POST approval, and implementation of new courses.