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c 6+ 9'W% Ceemaehe <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Hanson & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: June 17, 1993 <br />RE: 1994 Sheriff's Budget /Patrol Assignments <br />MAYOR <br />Raymond G. Hanson <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve Morelan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Based on current estimates, our 1994 Sheriff's Contract <br />cost is anticipated to go up by approximately 4 1/2% from <br />$483,500 to $505,200. This budget includes the addition of <br />one full -time investigator, a complete year's cost for the <br />property fleet assistant, and a full -time radio center <br />assistant. The first two items were planned increases <br />based on previous years' decisions. The radio center <br />assistant was a need that was identified during this year's <br />budget discussion that has been supported by all member <br />jurisdictions. <br />An additional factor discussed in our preliminary budget <br />review relates to the need for a power shift to cover the <br />Rice Street corridor. This power shift would be available <br />to supplement staffing when calls for service are straining <br />the availability of personnel to properly respond to <br />emergencies. Attached is a memorandum from Commander Jerry <br />Bergeron discussing this situation. As you will note, he <br />is asking for authority to re- assign existing personnel in <br />order to avoid the addition of the power shift in the 1994 <br />budget year. If we were to add the power shift based on <br />the phased -in approach outlined in the memorandum, our cost <br />is estimated to be an additional $14,100 for the 1994 <br />budget year. <br />At our contracting jurisdictions meeting, those present <br />agreed that it would be best to avoid this additional <br />expenditure in the 1994 budget year. To do so means that <br />existing allocations of staff would be modified during peak <br />times to best provide for the needs of all member <br />jurisdictions. It is my opinion that this situation would <br />be favorable for Little Canada in that we would benefit by <br />the availability of this additional personnel in addition <br />Page 57 <br />