Palm Star also provides management information, utilized to enhance overall productivity. The Palm Star staff is committed to assisting Law Enforcement Commanders to provide the lead in efficiently organizing, funding and executing the district's various goals and objectives. The use of the designed system increases the accurate transfer of information and affords other districts an opportunity to share ideas. Palm Star serves as the catalyst for initiating improvements in service delivery. The newly established Mounted COP Unit utilizes 102 trained volunteers.
Volunteers work in areas that traditionally have a large horse riding population.
In 1998, the communities of Loxahatchee, Palm Beach Country Estates, and Jupiter Farms were provided the services of the Mounted COP Units. The Mounted COP Units in these communities patrol much the same as other COP Units throughout the county, except that they do so on horeseback. Each unit has a cellular telephone to report problems within the community to the Sheriff's Office Units also may report potential hazards within their community to the appropriate agency, such as missing traffic control devices, roadway damage, or illegal dumping. The Mounted COP Unit is a valuable resource to help raise awareness of problems within neighborhoods, and to achieve neighborhood commitment to assist in maintaining a high quality of life for all citizens . . This program, a combined effort of Palm Beach County Law Enforcement Agencies and School Board personnel, seeks to confront the growing truancy problem in our county.