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Regular Council Meeting <br />April 22, 2024 <br />Page 3 <br />Reular Aenda <br />16. Presentation of awards to the Police Department, Fire Department and EMS Department <br />recognizing exceptional service. <br />Tom Milson, current president of the Red River Chapter Texas Sons of American <br />Revolution gave a background of the non-profit non-partisan organization dedicated to <br />promoting patriotism, preserving American History and teaching American History to future <br />generations. He said part of their activities included honoring members of the local Police, Fire <br />and EMS Departments for outstanding service. Mr. Milson said tonight they would be honoring <br />thirteen individuals who were nominated by Police Chief Salter and Fire Chief McMonigle. <br />Fire Chief McMonigle presented a Fire Safety Award to Captain Drew Boren and an <br />Emergency Medical Services Award to Deputy Chief Kellie Newman. <br />Police Chief Salter called upon Captain Thompson to read the citation about Sergeant <br />Dustin Calhoun who received the Law Enforcement Award presented by Chief Salter and <br />Captain Thompson. Chief Salter asked Captain Thompson to read the citation prior to presenting <br />the Law Enforcement Award to Detective Lieutenant Leigh Foreman. Captain Bull read the <br />citation for the life safety award and Chief Salter presented it to Dispatchers Robin Cannon and <br />Supervisor Courtney McIntyre. Next, Captain Thompson read the citation for the life safety <br />award for Patrol Officers Coner Darnell, Jeremy Helms, Luiz Paxton and Lieutenant Shane Stone <br />and Chief Salter presented the awards. Captain Thompson read the citation for life saving and <br />heroism with the awards being presented by Chief Salter to Patrol Officer Jeffery Rico. Captain <br />Bull read the citation for Bronze Good Citizenship with Chief Salter presenting the awards to <br />Dispatchers Marina Helms and Erin Jusseaume. <br />Council Member Savage said he hoped to see these types of awards every year, because <br />most people did not understand the details of what these departments do. He expressed <br />appreciation for their service to the community, as did the other Council Members. <br />17. Receive presentation of the Police Department racial profiling annual report. <br />Police Chief Salter reported that Article 2.132-2.134 of the Texas Code of Criminal <br />Procedure required the annual reporting to the local governing body on data collected relative to <br />motor vehicle stops in which a ticket, citation, or warning was issued, and/or arrests resulted <br />from those stops. He said that Dr. Eric Fritsch and Dr. Chad Trulson with Justice Research <br />Consultants, LLC was retained to prepare the 2023 Racial Profiling Report based on raw <br />statistical data supplied by the Paris Police Department. <br />Dr. Eric Fritsch presented the 2023 Racial Profiling Analysis beginning with the Paris <br />Police Department Policy on Racial Profiling, the department's training and education on racial <br />profiling and the department's complaint process and public education on racial profiling. Next <br />Dr. Fritsch gave Comparative Analysis #1, Comparative Analysis #2, Comparative Analysis #3, <br />Comparative Analysis #4, and additional information required to be reported to TCOLE. In <br />summary, Dr. Fritsch stated the analysis reflected that the Paris Police Department was fully in <br />