Resource Allocation Study

The City of Santa Barbara is pleased to share our recent efforts to standardize the City of Santa Barbara permitting process, improve customer service, and streamline internal processes to improve the event-planning experience for you as organizers, as you work with the us to create amazing festivals and special events for the community.

The Resource Allocation Study of the Police Department is tentatively scheduled to be discussed by the City Fire and Police Commission on Thursday, October 22, 2020. The meeting begins at 4:00 pm.

The agenda, including instructions on how to participate in the meeting over the GotoWebinar Platform, will be posted by Monday, October 19th and will be available at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/FPC

The Request for Proposals (RFP No. 4013) for a Resource Allocation Study of the City of Santa Barbara Police Dept. is now available. Responses are due October 9, 2020. Staff anticipates bringing a contract to the City Council for consideration in late fall of 2020.