▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁B SP D ▁formed ▁the ▁Community ▁Youth ▁Out re ach ▁Unit , ▁" C Y OU " ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁unit , ▁in ▁which ▁officers ▁were ▁in ▁regular , ▁friendly ▁contact ▁with ▁te en agers , ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁successful ▁at ▁keeping ▁youth ▁crime ▁in ▁check . ▁▁ ▁B SP D ▁once ▁required ▁all ▁police ▁officers ▁to ▁be ▁lic ensed ▁E MT s . ▁ ▁Police ▁officers ▁would ▁often ▁drive ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁as ▁an ▁E MT ▁to ▁or ▁from ▁an ▁E MS ▁call . ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁had ▁Par amed ics ▁on ▁duty ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁on ▁duty ▁Police ▁Officer ' s / E MT ' s . ▁ ▁This ▁practice ▁stopped ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁when ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁turned ▁over ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Jackson ▁County ▁Fire ▁Prote ction ▁District . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁vot ers ▁passed ▁the ▁ 1 / 2 ▁cent ▁dedicated ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Sales ▁Tax ▁to ▁address ▁needs ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Cit izen ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁analysis . ▁ ▁Re ven ues ▁produced ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁safety ▁sales ▁tax ▁will ▁only ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁public ▁safety ▁purposes . ▁ ▁The ▁tax ▁cannot ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁General ▁Fund ▁programs ▁or ▁services . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of