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Patrol Division Memo To: Contract City Members From: Cmdr. Bergeron Date: June 16, 1993 Subject: Expanded Uniform Patrol Coverage For The Cities Who Contract For Police Service With The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department The Contract Cities have made great strides over the past six years to pick up the actual and total costs of police services from the Sheriff's Department. The statement " the Contract Cities are subsidized by the county tax payers " no longer is a bonefide statement. In 1987, the Contract Cities, funded the additional costs of making both 2463 and 2464 twenty four hour squads. Before then, these squads had evolved from one eight hour squad to two eight hour squads to two sixteen hour squads to the present day 24 hour squads.The was done simply because of the increasing demand for service in our communities. Also in 1987, The Sheriff's Department moved from 3401 N. Rice Street to the new patrol station at 655 w. Co. Rd. E. The reason for the move was that the Patrol Division out grew the old facility and needed the room. Prior to this move, the Contract Cities did not pay any cost associated with the building it's self. As of 1987 the Contract Cities began paying a proportionate share of the over head costs of the patrol station. These cost have been included in the contract estimates each year since. 1988 brought the addition of one investigator to the payroll of the contract cities. Before that time all of the investigators assigned to General Investigations were County personnel funded by the County tax payers, even though 97% of the work done in General Investigations was done for the Contract Cities. By January 1st 1994, four of the General Investigation Deputies will be sponsored by the Contract Cities. This has been a gradual phase in program, but now, Contract City personnel will be doing Contract City investigations. The D.A.R.E. program was phased in much the same manner as the other needs of the Contract Cities. The D.A.R.E. program was started in 1990 using County funded personnel. In 1992, the phase in started by the Contract Cities picking up the cost of one of the D.A.R.E. Deputies. In 1993, the second D.A.R.E. Deputy was added to the Contract Cities budget. All indicators are that this is a very successful program and a long term benefit to our children and residents of our communities. Page 59