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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL - 9/l/81 Page 6 - Judge Albertson, former Director of Community Corrections, police chiefs helped in decision that County provide 55% of city's contribu- tion to Youth Service Bureau. - Instead of approaching County Board with concerns, proper input should be given to someone like County Corrections Board as budgets go through them every year. Budget has been reviewed by Advisory Board for 1982, approved and sent to administration. - Will talk to,Harvey Nelson, Director. of Court Services, about working something out with Advisory Committee getting together with cities now involved in subsidizing Youth Services program. Paul Weiler, Youth Service Bureau, comments: Effectiveness of Youth Services is that it not be a County agency, but that it address specific needs for specific communities. Common goal is juvenile delinquency prevention. Council concerns: ...Eder - we support Youth Services in reducing efforts of other agencies, but money should come from those agencies to reflect that, such as courts, juvenile services, probation officers. ...Whittaker - Each service bureau has different program , set of goals, governing system; therefore County is financing 5 different types of systems who are ostensibly serving a similar purpose and relying on the city to evaluate each different system in order to budget County money for it. City can't evaluate it properly. - If joint powers type agency formed, we should go out and hire a consultant to evalute the program and determine services from each bureau. ...Mottaz - Cannot have a $100,000 program without some expert evaluation of it. We have no way of knowing how effective program is. B. EMS Subsidy Concerns of the Council: ...Whittaker - Instead of County spending $60,000 on ambulance subsidies, it should hire EMS director for $40,000 or consultant for $10,000 to evaluate the need for such a subsidy. City cannot justify subsidy since it's to a private profit -making business, we have no control over provider, cannot audit books. Problem is how $60,000 should be divided up. - Appears it would be cheaper for County to pay per call than pay for a subsidy. Could compensate for uncollectable calls by paying $100 a call or whatever. Many businesses must suffer a 20% loss in bad checks, inventory, etc. such as Cropp's 20% uncollectables. - If State requires services for welfare and medicaid, they should pay for it; County and providers should go to State legislature and lobby like mad. Artie Schaefer: County Board has given out funds for rescue services for 20 years, and expenditure has never been tested to date although I've had reservations about it. Cont Id...