Question

You are the chief of police and received the news that you must cut 1,000,000 out of your 5,000,000 budget. Tell me how would you go about making the cut and which items would be on the chopping block and why?

Answer 1

• The Chief of Police is responsible for planning, overseeing, and directing the activities, operations, and personnel of the department.Cheif of police has following responsibilities of Managing Personnel and Operations,Plan Budgets, Design Programs, Hold Meetings, Speak at Press Conferences,Analyze Crime Data, Stay Current on Relevant Laws, Lead Investigations etc.
• If I am the chief of police, then I will have to substitute the cost cutting form the areas mentioned above. Also minimizing the costs of present usage of resources.In the following ways the goal can be accomplished: (a) Reduction of fuel consumption by either using hybrid vehicles or gas fuel cars (b)Increased patrolling on bikes, cycles,horses and more efficient means of transport. (c)managing or reduction of fake /false alarms (d) Good /upto date maintenance of police vehicles (e)Salary reductions (negotiations) (f) Art and cultural programmes to be at minimal (g) negotiation on bulk telephonic, electricity connections by the department (h) innovative inputs from other economies on minimizing costs.

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