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The committee unanimously approved the prior meeting minutes, held a series of briefings on police hiring, violent crime trends, public safety technology, gunshot detection, community outreach, and the police training center, and discussed several upcoming council items tied to grants, staffing, equipment, and technology contracts.
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The committee heard updates showing violent crime was down year to date, including drops in aggravated assaults and homicides, and reviewed police hiring efforts that reported 383 applicants processed since October 1, 2025. Members also discussed major technology plans, including a new computer-aided dispatch and records system, gunshot detection, and expanded Axon public safety tools. Several items were moved forward for council consideration, including grants for victim services, first responder mental health, accreditation support, crisis intervention training, and hiring 50 police officers. The committee also heard updates on fire station construction and maintenance, the public safety dashboards, and a police training center at the University of North Texas at Dallas.
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