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1986 LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN Page Fourteen /^ .M1 Animal Control/Nuisance Abatement The Community Service officer and Officers of the Department'. enforce the animal control and nuisance ordinances. The Department impounds dogs and other animals and interacts with residents to maintain the health and safety of the community. h. School Liason/Youth Counseling The Department's Investigators and other Officers of Lhe Department work Aosely with school officials, Probation Officers, Human Services, and other agencies to aid in the health, safety, and welfare of the community's youth. i. Civil Defense The Department coordinates and plans 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-Eour hours per day. At the present time, the Department employs a Chief, Lieutenant, two Sergeants, two Investigators and seven Patrolmen. The Department also employs a Community Service Officer, one full-time Secretary and one part-time Secretary. Support sevices are provided by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, he Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and other agencies. Increases in total Department vacation days accrued and officers having to testify in court more frequently has strained manpower availability in recent years. Total vacation time has increased because many officers have more than ten years with the City and most have been employed with the City for more than five years. City Code and Union contracts increase vacation time at the five and ten year mark. Recent legislation has increased penalties on some misdemeanor crimes, hence more people have requested court' hearings and jury trials. Officers have to testify at these trials and they receive compensation in the form of overtime pay or compensatory time off. To help supplement manpower shortages the Department is proposing the hiring of licensed police officers on a part-time basis beginning in 1987. These officers are licensed by the State of Minnesota and are fully qualified to perform the duties of a police officer. The Department anticipates that these officers will work approximately 400 hours during 1987.