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• Begin the selection process for a new DARE officer and possible assignment of a new investigator. • Computerization of officer's activities and time sheets. STAFFING LEVEL PROJECTIONS • In recent years, the Police Department has realized a significant increase in "calls for service". Officers are spending more time in responding to calls. Consequently, less time is being spent in the enforcement and prevention area of police work. **• The Department will request an additional officer for 1994. With a population of 13,000 and an additional officer, the ratio of Police Officer per 1 ,000 residents will be 1 .2. The state annual average for Class V cities is 1 .2. • Because of increased clerical demands, the Department will be requesting five additional hour per week for the part-time secretary. • Police Departments in Ramsey County are and will continue to discuss and study the possibilities of consolidation of services. Discussions will continue with the school district and New Brighton Police Department about a liaison officer at the high school level. The current proposed plan call for an equal sharing of cost between the three entities. D. PLANNING AND ENGINEERING In 1994 and beyond, it is anticipated that the Public Works Department will have a distinctly different lock. The recent elimination of the Public Works Director/City Engineer position has resulted in a reorganization of the duties and responsibilities of the entire • department. Specifically, the Department has now gone to a "Divisional" type arrangement with the administrative duties being handled by the Planning and Engineering Division and, the Maintenance responsibilities dealt with by the Public Works Division. The Planning and Engineering Division, currently consisting of the 22 " These items have been eliminated from the proposed 1994 Budget at the July 19, 1993 Work Session.