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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 10 Mayor Flaherty asked how staff would be trained to use the body cameras. Police Chief Harder 1 explained Watch Guard would provide training for Mounds View Police Officers. 2 3 Mayor Flaherty inquired when the body cameras would be implemented. Police Chief Harder 4 reported the body cameras would be implemented January or February of 2017. 5 6 Mayor Flaherty questioned how durable the cameras were. Police Chief Harder indicated these 7 cameras were very durable and would last. 8 9 Council Member Gunn thanked Police Chief Harder for his thorough report. She asked what 10 supervisors would be randomly reviewing the information. Police Chief Harder stated this would 11 be conducted by any or all supervisors within the department, along with himself. 12 13 Council Member Mueller inquired if the estimate was for four or eight body cameras. Police 14 Chief Harder clarified the estimate was for eight body cameras. He believed that eight cameras 15 would be a sufficient number to keep the department properly covered. 16 17 Mayor Flaherty supported the purchase and implementation of body cameras for the Mounds 18 View Police Department. 19 20 Council Member Meehlhause recommended that the Police Department consider purchasing 10 21 body cameras. Police Chief Harder discussed the amount of funds available for body cameras for 22 2016 and 2017. He then reviewed the data retention expense noting the Mounds View would be 23 collaborating with the Roseville IT department. 24 25 City Administrator Ericson stated if the Council would like to discuss this matter in more detail 26 this item could be placed on an upcoming worksession agenda, otherwise a Resolution will be 27 brought forward on December 12th. 28 29 Council Member Gunn supported a Resolution being approved on December 12th with a short 30 discussion being held at the December 5th worksession meeting. 31 32 2. City Administrator Report 33 34 City Administrator Ericson indicated the City of Mounds View was awarded a Political 35 Leadership Leaders in Local Government Award from the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce 36 for the City’s business retention and expansion efforts. He commended Brian Beeman on his 37 efforts on behalf of the City of Mounds View. It was noted this was the second year the City had 38 received this award. 39 40 Mayor Flaherty thanked Brian Beeman for his dedicated service to the City of Mounds View. 41 42 City Administrator Ericson discussed the City Council meeting start times and requested the 43 Council consider a 6:00 p.m. start time. He stated if the Council was supportive, the new start 44 time could take effect in January 2017. 45