Ordinance
"Creating a police force to secure the incorporated village of Galion, Ohio, and its inhabitants against injuries by fires, thieves, robbers, burglars, gambling, riots and other misdemeanors.

We pledge to:

deliver quality police service to our community by promoting a safe environment through a police /citizen partnership, with an emphasis on openness, mutual trust, integrity, fairness, and professionalism.

"As leaders in our community we are committed to law enforcement through

Integrity

We will be committed to constantly improving our standards by promoting honesty and openness. We will maintain personal and departmental integrity and set standards that facilitate public trust and mutual understanding.

Professionalism

We will take pride in our professional service through courteous treatment of the public. We will protect the rights of all we serve.

Ethics

We will hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct, and uphold public trust by being consistent in our beliefs and actions.

Fairness

We will devote ourselves to examining all aspects of a situation in order to judge it without prejudice or bias. We will take pride in our community and treat all people with respect, compassion and understanding with an emphasis on fairness. The Galion Police Department has new ideas and projects on the horizon. In order to better serve the needs of our customers, we have created a citizen survey; although it is quite lengthy we feel we need to collect this information so we can ensure that our department values are in tune with the values of our customers. Without the your input we are playing a guessing game of how we respond to the needs of the community. Within this web page you will find this survey, please take a few minutes and fill it out so we can evaluate our service delivery and improve upon your suggestions.

The City of Galion is looking at either building or renovating an existing structure to improve the safety service (police, fire, courts) departments. Currently we have outgrown these facilities, and cannot provide all the necessary services that the citizens of Galion expect. This is a project that will require outside funding sources, but we hope we will be in another facility within the next 2-3 years.

Another project that takes precedence is continuing to keep our officers in the neighborhoods and off the station while they write their reports. In an effort to become a paperless department all of our cruiser will become equipped with laptop computers, which will enable officers to do the majority of their reports out in the field. This will give the officers a greater opportunity to become more visible in our neighborhoods.