1. Go West Transit, Director
Security, Category 1
Jude Kiah
Go West Transit, Director
Macomb, Illinois

2. Go West Transit Western Illinois University and the city of Macomb, IL
Funded by students 5311, and state DOAP

3. Profiles Macomb, IL 20,000 population
70 miles from nearest city of 100K or more
32,000 county pop.
Heavy agricultural base
Western Illinois Univ.
Founded in 1899
13,000 students
11,000 in Macomb
4,500 in residence halls
40% from Chicago
60% no transit exp.

4. Then and now 1999 2011 3 buses 2 routes 6 employees (3 drivers)
150,000 riders
$360,000 budget
10,000 riders a week
30 buses
14 routes
90 employees
(62 drivers)
1.8 million riders
2.6 million dollar budget
53,000 riders a week

5. Security Timeline
Fall 2005 – Ridership spikes on Late Night route. Vandalism escalates. University investigates security options
January 2006– Pilot program begins with one student on each bus. 12 students hired.
August 2006 – First Security handbook published
January 2007– Supervisor level created. Senior officers added.
September 2009 – New late night route added – staff now at 17
April 2011– Daytime security on school routes added

6. City of Macomb – Funding Grantee City police (Macomb PD)
Partners
City of Macomb – Funding Grantee
City police (Macomb PD)
County 911 center
Campus Police (OPS)
LEJA Department
Go West Transit

7. Synergies
LEJA and Go West – provide partnership for high achieving students to gain experience.
Police and Go West – reduce police need on streets – response to more pressing issues
County 911 and Go West– 911 provides expedited protocol for
City and Go West – Reduced vandalism, DUI, violence

8. Go West Security 17 employees Para-police (LEJA students)
Recommendation only
Expedited protocol with 911 center
Police response
CurricularTraining

9. Para – police training Incident writing Verbal Judo
FTO and probation periods
Nightly evaluation procedures
After – action review
Peer hiring and promotion

10. Where are we going? Better technology Evolving Officer outfitting
Cameras
Evolving Officer outfitting
Equipment
Uniform (badging)
Mandatory monthly training

11. Partnering Trust is developed by small wins. You won’t always agree.
Find mutual goals.
Celebrate the wins.
Continue to find what will work and treat your partnership with care.