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94 <br />Police interviews - Terrill L. Hutson <br />Page 15 <br />Mayor Reinert explained to Mr. Hutson that we have a City within a <br />City. At one time Lino Lakes had the contract for police <br />protection, due to some reason the contract has gone to an <br />adjoining City that must drive through our City to provide police <br />protection. How would your relate to these departments. <br />Mr. Hutson said a contract is a contract. He would prefer to have <br />the contract and the city that does is out of their jurisdiction <br />between points A and B. He believes in backing up, he knows how to <br />deal with other chiefs and knows other chiefs. It is a matter of <br />pride - he would like to put Lino Lakes cars in Centerville. <br />Mayor Reinert told Mr. Hutson that someone in the LLPD would like <br />to be chief and would like to see you fail. How are you going to <br />cope with this situation. <br />Mr. Hutson said he would talk to everyone the first day. He wants <br />to succeed and would like to see everyone else do so also. If that <br />does not work the person who would like to see him fail is the <br />reason rules were made, and would give them an attitude test - if <br />the person sympathizes, he will too and go easy on them, but if <br />they want to get tough he could get tough too. <br />Mayor Reinert asked Mr. Hutson when he drives into Lino Lakes, what <br />is your idea of Lino. <br />Mr. Hutson said it is a cross-section, and opportunity, and he can <br />see the growth. <br />Mr. Schumacher asked Mr. Hutson what he perceived as the major <br />problems that the LLPD is looking at in the community as a whole. <br />Mr. Hutson said the amount of area in Lino Lakes and the number of <br />officers might be getting "strung out". There is a concentration <br />of patrols in populated areas. It is important to remember the <br />officers self worth and image. He would like to see more industry <br />in town. <br />Mr. Schumacher asked Mr. Hutson to expand on the self worth/image <br />problem. <br />Mr. Hutson said he is big on training and can see what the officers <br />are and would try some things to recognize their positive points. <br />Then there will be growth with that process of trust building. <br />Mr. Schumacher said to focus on the personal issue, what did Mr. <br />Hutson consider his plus or minus traits. <br />