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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 <br />the Sheriff's Department does not have the manpower for <br />this. The Administrator reported that concerns have <br />also been discussed by the contracting cities and the <br />Sheriff's Department about personnel needs for a power <br />shift, that is the 3 P.M. to 11 P.M. shift when the <br />majority of calls occur. It was anticipated that <br />personnel would be added in 1995 and 1996 to address <br />some of these concerns, however, with the possibility <br />of a grant, this personnel could be added earlier. <br />Morelan commented that he understands from this <br />discussion that added staff to enforce traffic laws <br />would not be supported by the increased fines <br />collected, and that the patrol personnel are spending <br />their time going from call to call and unable to <br />enforce traffic laws. <br />LaValle stated that a patrol officer will typically not <br />write as many traffic tickets as a traffic officer. <br />Patrol officers are patrolling all City streets, while <br />most traffic offenses occur on the busier streets. <br />The City Administrator reported that there is a <br />designated traffic officer that works all the <br />contracting cities on an equal basis. However, this is <br />only one person covering a 70,000+ population area. <br />Pedersen asked about the police coverage the City <br />receives. <br />The Administrator replied that the City has 24-hour <br />patrol coverage, plus the traffic officer on a rotating <br />basis and the back-up of the officers covering the <br />other contracting cities. This coverage has not been <br />increased in recent years. Several years ago Little <br />Canada and Vadnais Heights shared a patrol officer. <br />There were no other questions about the Revenue portion <br />of the Budget, and the Council began review of the <br />Expense portion. <br />The City Administrator reviewed the Mayor/City Council <br />portion of the Budget noting that $500 was added under <br />Miscellaneous for entertainment expenses associated <br />with Canadian Days. Also at the September 8th meeting <br />the Council instructed staff to add $5,000 to the <br />Budget to cover the potential for a 5% salary increase <br />for the Building Official, Public Works Superintendent, <br />and Public Works Lead Man. The Administrator noted <br />that he had budgeted for 2 1/2% increase, and a 5% <br />increase would require another approximately $1,800. <br />Therefore, there was an excess of $3,200 which the <br />Page 3 <br />