Mission & Core Values

A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT

Little Elm will be a community that is safe and welcoming to all who live here and visit . A safe and welcoming community is accomplished through upholding a strong sense of community with an engaged citizenry, maintaining clean and aesthetically welcoming corridors and neighborhoods, preserving a low crime rate, and continuing to ensure that public safety officials are courteous, professional, and ethical while providing equitable service to all.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

• Town leadership participated in Diwali at Beach . • Hosted our first Juneteenth event. • Provided library programming that is reflective of the community:

Diwali, Dia de los Muertos, a visit with Santa and Mrs . Claus, and themed Summer Reading Program events and programs . • The Fire Department responded to 5,335 incidents . The FD’s average response time to an emergency incident was five minutes and 13 seconds . • The Fire Department delivered the Fire Safety Education to Grades

K-3rd at all elementary school campuses (first since the pandemic). • The Police Department was recognized for the sixth year by the

Texas Police Chiefs - Best Practice Program . • The Police Department was awarded a State grant for Tobacco and Traffic enforcement. • The Police Department implemented the Flock Camera System for Frisco West and Paloma Creek subdivisions . • The Town completed $1 .24M of street, sidewalk, curb, and gutter replacement as part of this year’s Annual Street Maintenance Program . • The Town poured 113 .75 yards of concrete, 57 .51 tons of hot asphalt mix, and 30 tons of cold asphalt mix . • The Town improved school zone flashers by replacing six outdated units with a cloud-based system that allows for remote programming and operations . • The Town amended its Short-Term Rental Ordinance to provide additional enforcement mechanisms . • An architect has been selected for Fire Station 4 and has started the feasibility and cost estimating process . • Increased awareness and subscribers to LE Alerts by 25% . • Established a regular communications meeting with each school district within Town limits . • Procured social media planning system to increase social visibility and engagements .

PRIORITIZING SAFETY

The new Fire Station 4/Police Substation is currently under design . This building will be located on Ryan Spiritas Parkway at the corner of FM 720 and US 380 and is anticipated to open in April 2025 . Due to the receipt of a Federal grant, the Town may begin hiring the 18 firefighters for this station and additional police officers that will patrol the area.