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h. School Liaison/Youth Counseling The Department's Investigators and other officers of the Department work closely with school officials, probation officers, human services and other agencies to aid in the health, safety and welfare of the community's youth. i. Emergency Services The Department assists in coordinating and planning with other agencies procedures used in the event of a major disaster or hazardous materials incident. Rendering aid to the injured, providing security and coordinating support groups is a responsibility and a duty that the Department is prepared for. The Police Department provides police services to the community year around, twenty-four hours per day. At the present time, the Department employs: Chief, Lieutenant, two Sergeants, two Investigators and nine Patrol Officers. The Department also employs a Community Service Officer, one full time Secretary and one part time Secretary. Support services are provided by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and other agencies. To help supplement the manpower shortage, the Department created a Reserve Unit in 1986. The Reserve Unit presently consists of seven members who regularly patrol with sworn officers. Reserve Officers and/or part-time officers should not be considered as a replacement for a regular full-time officer. Their authority, duties, and responsibilities are very limited. The current ratio of one officer per 1 ,000 inhabitants is below the State average of 1 .2 officers per 1 ,000 inhabitants for Class V cities. In response to national and local concern about drug abuse, the Police Department will attack the problem in two ways. On the prevention side, we will be working with school officials on a drug education program at Pinewood School. Project D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a substance use prevention program 21