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DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET NARRATIVE FUND: General DEPARTMENT: Police DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE It is the primary objective of the Mounds View Police Department to provide a secure social environment. In doing so, the Department's role is to enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner. Members of the Department must recognize both the statutory and judicial limitations of Police authority and the constitutional rights of all persons and to render appropriate services to our citizens. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES The Police Department consists of fifteen full-time licensed Police Officers, a full- time secretary, a part-time secretary and a pan -time Community Service Officer. In addition, seven volunteer Police Reserves donate their time to provide a variety of support services. Police Department activities include, but are not limited to, prevention of crime, deterrence of crime, apprehension of offenders, recovery and return of property, movement of traffic and general public service. DEPARTMENT GOALS The goal for the Police Department is to maintain the current level of services and to provide for best possible services to the citizens with the resources available. DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE COMMENTS Eighty-seven percent of the Police Department's 1994 Budget consists of wages and benefits paid to its members. Wages and benefits are determined through negotiations with Teamsters Union Local No. 320 and provisions of the Comparable Worth Law. Contracts with Ramsey County (dispatching, 551,717), and the State of Minnesota (connect fees to the Minnesota Criminal Justice Information System ($1,920) provide support service to the Police Department. The Capital Outlay Account ($32,500) provides for the regular replacement and updating of Police vehicles and equipment.