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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 2003 APPROVED 145 of the best departments in the state. Their programs are great and their safety record is `146 outstanding, and they have brought a trust factor to citizens that need to be maintained. 147 148 Councilmember Carlson indicated another gentleman expressed his concern that currently if there is a 149 problem, and there needs to be another officer in a certain area; the City Council can approve it. 150 From the way it sounds, if this goes through, the City Council will only have a 25% decision in 151 staffing. He stated Lino Lakes has a good department, and he thanked the City Council for letting 152 them do their job. She indicated that since what the Council is moving ahead with is `should we 153 continue talking', she will vote yes, even though they do not have good figures yet. But they need to 154 get down to comparing apples to apples to see what they will get. She agreed Lino Lakes has good 155 officers with good training, a few with FBI background, and she would hate to see them not have 156 jobs. She stated if there are other reasons to do this besides money, they need to get those reasons on 157 the table. 158 159 Councilmember Reinert indicated the work the four City Administrators did to look at money was a 160 jumping off point, and any way you look at it, Lino Lakes will pay more than 50 percent. He feels 161 Lino Lakes should have more than 50 percent control, and this needs to be discussed. He stated if the 162 other cities do not feel Lino Lakes should have more control, it is probably a deal breaker. There is 163 no point in going forward in that case, and they need to get the officers out of limbo. He indicated 164 they could talk numbers for months, but if deal breakers cannot be resolved, there is no point in 165 continuing. That is why he wants to get the deal breakers on the table. 166 167 Mayor Bergeson agreed, indicating they have not really gone to the table on this yet, and that is the Aw 68 action they need to take. They have the prep work by the Administrators, now they need to meet face W69 to face. 170 171 Motion carried unanimously. 172 173 ii) Appoint two representatives to the committee for further exploration. 174 175 Councilmember O'Donnell indicated that after a lengthy discussion at the work session, it was agreed 176 that the Mayor and Councilmember Reinert would represent Lino Lakes on this committee. 177 178 Councilmember O'Donnell moved to appoint Mayor Bergeson and Councilmember Reinert to the 179 Quad Cities Police Proposal Committee. Councilmember Reinert seconded the motion. 180 181 Councilmember Carlson indicated they heard earlier that one city has appointed three members. She 182 stated when it came up, she had heard the mayor was appointed for the other cities, and 183 Councilmember Reinert volunteered. She stated she did not volunteer at the work session as she did 184 not know how she would vote at that time; however she would like to volunteer because she feels she 185 asks questions, which is not a bad thing. She indicated that in talking with people about the police 186 department proposal, she heard one woman and her husband comment on how they appreciated how 187 she and Councilmember Dahl asked questions, as often they are at home wondering the same things. 188 189 City Administrator Waite Smith clarified that Centerville had two volunteers, depending on the 190 meeting dates. 091 4