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~ C T~' ~ <br /> MAYOR <br /> Bill Btosenor <br /> s ~~r 3m <br /> ~G4~ COUNCIL <br /> -i R~clc Monknu' <br /> ~ John I(e~s <br /> ~j ~ Michael McCraw <br /> Shelly Boss <br /> <br /> 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 ADMINISIRA7Y)R <br /> (651J 766-4029 /FAX: (651) 766-4048 ,foot a. 1lnnson <br /> www,ci.little-canada. mn.us <br /> M1;MORANDIJM <br /> TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council <br /> FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br /> DATIJ: Februaryl9, 2010 <br /> R)J: Hearing Officer Agreement for Administrative Tine Program <br /> Attached is a proposed agreement with Judge Harry Crump to retain him as a hearing officer on behalf <br /> of the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department contract group. Initially, we felt the Sheriffs Department <br /> would contract directly for this service. I-Iowever, there are some procedural issues involving County <br /> policies that make this very cumbersome, including time limitations for contracted services. As a <br /> result, I volunteered Little Canada to act as the contracting entity. <br /> As the contracting entity, we will make payments to Judge Crump as indicated in this agreement. We <br /> will then be credited back the other jurisdiction's share of the outlay in the yearly reconciliation of our <br /> Sheriff's Law Enforcement Services Agreement. We will be credited for our share of fine revenues <br /> during this process. This arrangement will involve less transactional manipulation on the part of all of <br /> the involved jurisdictions. We are expecting that the monthly outlay nice the Administrative Pine <br /> program is up and running (currently slated for March 1 S`) to be around $200. 'T'hat is based on the <br /> hearing officer spending about four hours per month at a cost of $50 per hour. The minimum charge <br /> will be $100 per hearing day (two hours). By the end of 2010, we will have a good handle on the <br /> administrative fine program and can make any adjustments we feel are necessary. <br /> We also anticipate the retention oPat least one more hearing officer to ensure backup capabilities. We <br /> are in contact with another retired Judge who may be interested. 'Therefore, I anticipate we will be <br /> presenting another agreement in the near future. <br /> The City Attorney has drafted the attached agreement and Judge Crump has also approved it. Therefore <br /> staff recommends approval as presented. <br /> 1 <br /> <br />