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COUNCIL MINUTES March 28, 2011 APPROVED 46 ,---47 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 48 49 There was no report from the Finance Department. 50 51 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 52 53 3A) Employment offer to John Swenson for Public Safety Director position—Administrator 54 Karlson reported that, after a lengthy recruitment and interview process, the council has elected to 55 appoint John Swenson, currently a captain with the White Bear Lake Police Department, to the Public 56 Safety Director position. 57 58 Council Member Roeser moved to approve the offer of employment as presented. Council Member 59 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member Gallup absent. 60 61 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, KENT STREGE 62 63 4A) Resolution No. 11-36, Approving the Centennial School District Contract for a Youth 64 Resource Officer—Police Chief Strege noted that the proposed contract for the current school year 65 continues the services of a Lino Lakes Police Department officer for school services. 66 67 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 11-36 as presented. Council Member �...68 Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member Gallup absent. 69 70 4B) Resolution No. 11-39, Supporting an Anoka County Joint Public Safety Data System and 71 Associated Bonding—Police Chief Strege noted that the resolution supports a project and state 72 bonding for the costs of a the public safety data system that the council heard about at their work 73 session. The system will provide for a collaboration of records throughout Anoka County public 74 safety providers, including police, fire, dispatch,jail, attorney and emergency management. 75 76 Anoka County Attorney Tony Polumbo, Chair of the county's Joint Law Enforcement Council, 77 addressed the council. He explained the role of the joint council and their goal of seeing collaboration 78 of public safety services. The joint council is requesting the city's support of the data system and the 79 proposed funding through Anoka County bonding. The system is very much needed and will help to 80 improve services through efficiency. 81 82 The Mayor noted that Anoka County is the only county in Minnesota with this type of joint council 83 and the proposed system would serve well the many arms of law enforcement within the county. 84 85 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 11-39 as presented. Council Member 86 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member Gallup absent. 87 88 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 89 90 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 2