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Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council <br />June 22, 1990 <br />Page 2 <br />For 1991, our cost for services using the preliminary budget <br />estimates under the old formula would have been $425,473. <br />With the new formula, they increase to $463,417. (This is <br />an increase of approximately 9% strictly due to the change <br />in formula and an increase of over 23% from our 1990 <br />costs.) Under the districting concept outlined in Commander <br />Bergeron's memorandum dated June 18, 1990, our costs <br />scheduling only one squad on a 24 hour per day basis would <br />be approximately $432,000. Based on this information, the <br />districting concept appears to be the most favorable to us <br />from a financial standpoint. Keep in mind that service <br />levels could suffer under the districting concept with only <br />one 24 hour per day squad and no additional coverage. <br />(Commander Bergeron recommends an additional shared eight <br />hour squad which is estimated to cost us an additional <br />$72,000.) <br />Considering the information we reviewed, it is the recommendation of <br />the committee that we continue with the Ramsey County Sheriff's <br />Department for police protection services. It is also our <br />recommendation that we work within this framework to attempt to <br />reduce and control our costs wherever feasible. Some of these areas <br />that have been identified include the issue of administrative pass <br />through costs, worker's compensation insurance, squad car <br />maintenance, and other miscellaneous areas. It is also our <br />recommendation that due to cost constraints, we veto the addition of <br />an additional lieutenant and crime prevention officer. It is <br />important to note that we are not disputing the need for these <br />positions. Rather, our limitations regarding availability of <br />budgetary dollars make this a necessity. It also appears on the <br />surface that the districting concept may prove more beneficial to the <br />City from the financial standpoint as well as provide us with more <br />control over direct police service delivery in our community. Due to <br />the fact that the districting concept and the budget have not been <br />finalized, it would be my recommendation that we withhold our final <br />determination on this matter until all facts are known. <br />JRH:kpv <br />Enclosures <br />PAGE 144 <br />