08-28-2019 Workshop & Council packet

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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator DATE: August 28, 2019 RE: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department 2020 Budget Proposal BACKGROUND: The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) presented their preliminary draft budget in June, and City Administrators from each of the contract cities reviewed and discussed the proposed budget at each of the last three monthly meetings. One of the changes that was proposed during these discussions was to merge the “Power Shift” budget with the “Patrol” budget. The power shift was originally established to address shift changes and primarily focused on the Rice Street corridor, which was heavily focused on the City of Little Canada. When the RSCD transitioned to a 10-hour shift several years ago, the power shift was no longer utilized in the same way but the budget did not reflect this change. I requested additional data and metrics regarding calls for service related to the power shift, but it was not available. By transitioning the power shift into the patrol budget, contract cities will be able to better evaluate their share of these services in future years. The attached table shows the summary of expenses and revenues for each of the contract cities. Some of the major changes to the budget from 2019 to 2020 include the following: • Legislative change: The county portion of PERA rates increased 1.5%. The increase will be phased in over a 2‐year period (2019 & 2020). Omnibus Retirement Bill (SF2620). • The union contract for deputies included a phased 3% wage increase in both 2019 & 2020 • An investigator position was added, increasing salary, benefits, and overhead charges • Equipment increased by 16.71% in 2020 primarily due to the following items:  The county garage rate increased by 30% from $67.50 to $87.88 per hour  The addition of body‐worn camera and squad camera equipment total $119,380.65  The increase in personnel (4 FTE) for body‐worn camera and squad camera data management is reflected in the 2020 budget  The increase in law enforcement supplies by $14,356 to better reflect needs which are offset by a decrease to gasoline of $17,020 One area of potential savings for the City of Little Canada is elimination of the supplemental patrol for Montreal Courts and Provinces Apartments. This service includes three 4-hour overtime patrol shifts for these locations that is paid for by the residents of Little Canada. The total proposed budget for these services in 2020 is $53,770 (see following graphic). By eliminating this service, the proposed 2020 budget increase for the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department will be under 1% instead of 4.4%.