KPD Budget 2007-2008

The Kingsport Police Department had a budget of $ 9,335,600 for fiscal year 2006/2007. The Department is divided into eight categories for the budgetary process. The categories and allocated funds for 2007/2008 are:

Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,209,152
Administration . . . . . . . . .  1,671,529
Criminal Investigations  . . . .  1,324,817
Central Dispatch . . . . . . . .    961,757
Training . . . . . . . . . . . .    311,536
Jail . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    319,821
Communications Maintenance . . .    250,889
Animal Control . . . . . . . . .    116,918
Traffic School . . . . . . . . .    137,800

Totals                          $10,304,219

Personnel and benefits account for 86% of our budget. Of the remainder, fleet costs represent 5%, training costs 0.6%, and the balance (8.4%) is designated for other operating expenses

Budget Comparisons

In Thousands    97-98  98-99  99-00  00-01  01-02  02-03  03-04  04-05  05-06  06-07  07-08

Operations      3,416  3,797  3,997  4,052  4,358  5,112  5,239  5,625  6,338  6,912  7,282

Administration  1,358  1,495  1,448  1,425  1,425  1,417  1,096  1,292  1,248  1,311  1,311

Communications    694    750    768    794    809    875    851    920  1,017  1,113  1,213