An excerpt from Payson PD's 2020 Annual Report:
The 2020 Payson Police Department Annual Report is herein presented for your review. Although policing during a pandemic has had its challenges, the Police Department, through the support of the Town Council, was able to accomplish a great deal this year. As many agencies found themselves short staffed or unable to fill vacancies, the Payson Police Department was able to recruit and hire for several positions. This past year we’ve hired six officers, four dispatchers, a Communications Manager, and a Community Service Officer (CSO, formerly Police Aide). Payson is one of a few Law Enforcement agencies and Dispatch Centers in the Country that have been able to maintain nearly full staffing levels during this past year of turmoil. Along with the new faces at the PD, we have also been working on squad car upgrades and replacements. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback on our new squad car design. We’ve also upgraded and added new equipment. Through grants, we’ve been working on replacing our outdated radio system (the officer’s lifeline) with a new digital 800 MHz radio system. This radio system will provide exceptional coverage for the officers throughout the Town and surrounding areas. The system should be functional near the end of the year or early January 2021.