11-14-2012 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA NOVEMBER 14, 2012 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 14th day of November, 2012 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Bill Blesener Council Member Ms. Shelly Boss Council Member Mr. John Keis Council Member Mr. Mike McGraw Council Member Mr. Rick Montour ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson RAMSEY The Council welcomed Sheriff Matt Bostrom who was present this COUNTY evening to provide the City with an update of the various activities SHERIFF of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Bostrom MATT informed the Council that the Sheriff's Department performs five core BOSTROM services for Ramsey County. Those services are detention, courts security, patrol, investigations, lakes and trails covering 82 recreational areas and 23 lakes, and 18 miles along the Mississippi River. The Sheriff's Department also performs some administrative duties such as serving warrants and issuing gun permits. The Sheriff's Department has a defined mission for each of these core services. Bostrom provided some highlights on the Sheriff's Department's day -to- day operations. He also reported that the Department has an added focus on improving communications with the public through social media. Another undertaking has been to implement a performance evaluation system within the department, noting that such evaluations have not been done over the past 17 years. Bostrom reported that another initiative relates to crime scene response and investigations not only for the County but also to provide assistance to other departments. The Sheriff's Department has been sending personnel to the BCA for investigative training. The Council asked what was the make -up of the Sheriff's staff. Sheriff Bostrom stated there are 420 paid positions with 225 sworn officers, 140 in corrections, and the rest made up of community service officers, clerks, etc.