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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 <br />The Council discussed the Fire Department budget <br />further, and it was the consensus of the Council to <br />eliminate the $14,166 reserve amount, and add in $3,900 <br />to cover SCBA training and vaccinations, for a total <br />operating budget of $145,597. Refurbishing the 741, <br />uniforms and masks would be listed as capital <br />improvements, and the 1992 contract amount would be <br />increased by $11,061 to fund actual 1992 expenses. <br />Dick Boss reported that the Fire Department will be <br />taking delivery on the new ladder truck it has ordered <br />within the next three weeks. Total cost of that truck <br />is $369,000, and the Fire Department has raised <br />$310,000 of that amount through its fund-raising <br />activities. Boss thanked the City Council and fire <br />fighters for their efforts in this regard. <br />Boss also updated the Council on the Fire Department's <br />smoke detector program which was instituted two years <br />ago. So far the Department has installed over 800 <br />smoke detectors in homes in the City without them. The <br />Fire Department recently purchased an additional $1,500 <br />in smoke detectors and will be continuing this program. <br />If anyone is interested in obtaining a smoke detector, <br />they can either contact Mike Fahey at the Fire <br />Department or contact City Hall. Boss also reported <br />that a small open house is planned at the Fire <br />Department during Fire Prevention Month. More <br />information will be provided on this at a later date. <br />Commander Jerry Bergeron, Ramsey County 5heriff's <br />Department, appeared before the Council to discuss the <br />1993 Sheriff's contract. <br />The City Administrator reported that he is proposing a <br />1993 Police Budget amount of $491,500 versus $464,250 <br />for 1992. The increase reflects the addition of 1 <br />investigator, 1 DARE officer, 2 dispatchers, and 1 <br />fleet maintenance person. The budget also provides for <br />the purchase of a new squad car in 1993. That amount <br />was not included in the 1992 budget due to a change in <br />when the car is paid for. <br />The Administrator reported that the City receives a <br />refund of police state aid monies that are used to <br />offset the cost of police protection. The City will <br />also receive a share of the per capita levy to offset <br />the cost of the DARE officer. <br />Bergeron explained the MDT equipment which is being <br />added, explaining that this is computer hardware and <br />software that will be installed in each of the squads <br />and can be used to run registrations and data checks. <br />The equipment increases officer safety and <br />effectiveness and helps free-up the workload on the <br />dispatching center, which is overburdened. <br />Page 5 <br />