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Mounds View City Council July 22, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 33 <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that the Community Service Officer is used when <br />needed and is not an office staff person. <br />Mayor Sonterre suggested Staff ask whether the person would like to be a part time clerical <br />person and part time Community Service Officer while the City is looking for someone to fill the <br />administrative position. <br />City Administrator Miller indicated she had spoken with the Acting Chief earlier today and had <br />asked him to put together some information on what would be needed and who could help out <br />and he said he would be providing that information. <br />Council Member Stigney commented that he thinks there is a need to have someone on an <br />interim basis because it is not cost effective to have detectives and police officers doing office <br />work. <br />City Administrator Miller indicated she was directed at the last meeting to investigate some <br />options for combining the police force with the New Brighton force. She then indicated she had <br />sent a letter to New Brighton and had received a response that New Brighton was wondering if <br />the City wished to pursue a contract for services arrangement. <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated he was not interested in a contract for services and would only be <br />interested in a joint powers relationship with co-ownership in the force. <br />Council Member Stigney said he thinks the City needs to establish a purpose and a goal and, if <br />you do not, there is no sense in going out to see what some other City wants to do with this City's <br />police department. He then asked, "what is the goal, cost savings or additional policing?" <br />Council Member Marty indicated he was not interested in contracting out for service as it would <br />not be cost effective for the City. He then said that he feels there is nothing wrong with the <br />police department and if is not broke don't fix it. <br />Council Member Stigney said that without a goal there is no sense in talking to anybody. <br />Mayor Sonterre commented that when he first made the motion he thought it would be worth <br />looking at it if the police department could continue operations at the current levels of coverage <br />at a reduced cost. He then said the goal would be to provide public safety at the same or better <br />levels at a reduced cost. <br />City Administrator Miller indicated that she and Finance Director Hansen had given the matter a <br />cursory review and it seems there maybe some additional costs to a joint police department such <br />as splitting the cost of the new facility being constructed in New Brighton. <br />• <br />