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Mounds View City Council January 26, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 13 <br />1 Mayor Linke reported that he had the pleasure of going to the music of the night at Irondale and <br />• 2 caught some of the danceline competition. <br />3 <br />4 B. Staff <br />5 <br />6 (1) Police Department <br />7 <br />8 Chief Sommer provided an overview of his report from September through December 2003. <br />9 There were 358 cases assigned to the investigators. He then outlined the type of cases. <br />10 <br />11 Mayor Linke noted that administrative offenses are up this year and he is happy to see that <br />12 because that is money that comes to the City. <br />13 <br />14 Council Member Many indicated he would like to look at it more than looking at money coming <br />15 into the offers but as giving officers more leeway in writing tickets. It is also a benefit to the <br />16 residents because administrative offenses do not go against their driver's license. <br />17 <br />18 Mayor Linke commented that the last quarter of 2003 had over one third of the fraud and theft <br />19 reports. <br />20 <br />21 Chief Sommer summarized the year-end statistics for Council. He then indicated that the school <br />22 resource officer at the Middle School has informed him that the remodeling of the building has <br />.23 enhanced security throughout the building. <br />24 <br />25 Chief Sommer indicated that the dare officer conducted compliance checks within the City for <br />26 alcohol and tobacco license holders. Two out of the eight alcohol failed and only one tobacco <br />27 license holder failed. Those businesses were fined. <br />28 <br />29 Chief Sommer indicated the City was awarded a grant through safe and sober to pay officers <br />30 overtime to work extra shifts for additional traffic enforcement. That detail has paid out $2,612 <br />31 in overtime and 102 vehicles were stopped. <br />32 <br />33 Chief Sommer indicated the search for records management is complete and it appears that the <br />34 City will go with the St. Paul police system along with the other Ramsey County suburban police <br />35 forces. <br />36 <br />37 Chief Sommer indicated that the 800 MGHz system is scheduled to be in place by Summer of <br />3s 2005. <br />39 <br />40 Mayor Linke asked what the cost would be. <br />41 <br />42 Chief Sommer indicated the hope is that there will be minimal cost to the City because there is <br />43 supposed to be grant funding to cover the costs of the equipment required. <br />• 44 <br />