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?_4 CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION OCTOBER 25, 1994 tool to be used at neighborhood group meetings and to produce good public relations. Chief Pecchia also gave the Council Members a written presentation that outlines justification for the 1995 budget requests. Chief Pecchia explained that the #1 priority of the 1995 budget is personnel. The Deployment Worksheet outlines the need for 10 patrol officers, two (2) sergeants, two (2) investigators and one (1) chief. This means that four (4) additional staff persons should be added in 1995; one sergeant and (2) patrol officers and one investigator. Chief Pecchia explained that during the negotiations for the Centerville police contract, Centerville said that Lino Lakes could not provide any guarantee that there would be adequate staffing. He indicated that adequate staffing will place Lino Lakes in a better position to negotiate a contract in 1995. Chief Pecchia reviewed the Patrol Officer Deployment Worksheet and noted that this Worksheet determines the number of officers needed per shift for a 24 hour period. The Patrol Workload Computation Worksheet is a technique that determines the number of work units needed based upon the work load estimates for the department. The Officer Availability Worksheet determines the actual number of days that are expected from an "average" employee. This figure will help determine the number of employees that need to be hired to staff the required work units as determined on the Patrol Workload Computation Worksheet. Chief Pecchia explained the graph which shows the required number of officers per capita. The population estimates were provided by the Metropolitan Council. The ICMA 1994 Per Capita Spending for Police graph indicated that even with the proposed 1995 budget, the per capita cost will be substantially lower that the ICMA recommendation. Chief Pecchia explained that if the budget is approved as requested, he would hire one new officer in January, and two (2) officers in May and a fourth officer in September. He would also hire two (2) part-time Community Service Officers and a college student studying for a degree in law enforcement for part-time office help. Chief Pecchia explained the cost of the new personnel for 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. He noted that the total budget for personnel for 1995 is $853,166.00. Chief Pecchia reviewed the Department Vehicle Schedule. The 1995 budget is requesting two (2) new squad cars. The current detective and CSO vehicle would be placed on the Hennepin County PAGE 6