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1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />Special Council Meeting0 O 3 <br />September 24, 1984 <br />Page -3- <br />Mr. Reinert noted that the City Assessor has indicated there will <br />be tax relief in the Centennial School District. Chief Myhre said <br />there will be a 10 -12 mil reduction in the school levy giving some <br />tax relief in this particular school district. <br />RESIGNATION OF CHIEF OF POLICE <br />Mayor Benson wanted to take this time to discuss what the Council <br />should do or where it should go with this position. He felt it should <br />be divided into an interim solution and a long -term solution. It <br />was decided not to have a closed door meeting since this was a policy <br />decision. <br />Mr. Kulaszewicz felt for the interim, it should be someone from the <br />department for possibly three months. <br />Mr. Bohjanen felt for present, a temporary person from the department <br />would be alright, but felt the City should advertise for a qualified <br />permanent person. <br />Mr. Marier felt something needed to be done soon. Also, he wanted <br />to meet with the Police Task Force to see what the alternatives <br />are; the Task Force is looking into other alternatives for police <br />coverage at this time. <br />Mr. Reinert felt this was an Qpportunity to look into other possibil- <br />ities as far as the police department - will we hire another Chief <br />and maintain our own department, possibly of consolidated departments, <br />county coverage, etc. <br />Mayor Benson felt this was an opportunity to look at some things: do <br />we want to hire a new Chief, maybe share a police Chief with another <br />police department (not sure this would be possible), toss the matter <br />back to the Task Force with some specific direction. <br />Mr. Marier recommended that a letter be sent to each member of the <br />Task Force immediately stating the recommendations: <br />1. Should we advertise for a new Chief? <br />2. Should we share a police Chief? <br />3. County proposal. <br />4. Officer pay scale starts too high - give incentives or bonuses. <br />5. Look at nature of the police Chief work (job description), make <br />changes prior to advertising. Task Force should look at the <br />job description, set a wage step plan for this position. <br />6. Look at what should be the steps in the police department; for <br />instance, if we have a shared Chief, who in this department will <br />be responsible for duty activity here. <br />Mayor Benson felt the Task Force should have some recommendations <br />for the Council to act on within the next two months. <br />