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1 Councilmember Marks reported there had been several presentations made 2 to the New Brighton Council within the last few months with no success 3 when it came to participation. He said he thought one of the reasons 4 might have been the perception that there was little an organization 5 like this one could do to really make a difference when it came to 6 stopping chemical abuse. The Councilmember said one of the major 7 problems was getting active people to serve on the C.H.E.M. Council. 8 Councilmember Marks acknowledged that an effective Drug Abuse Resis- 9 tance Education program could only be run by having a full time 10 officer in this area and the only feasible way of getting that done 11 would be to have a statewide program. D.A.R.E. legislation had been 12 in the works this session, he added. However, that would take at 13 least a year and in the meantime drugs are being pushed to kids in 14 the schools on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. The Councilmember 15 also pointed out that in addition to himself and Dorothy Fleming, who 16 represented St. Anthony, Shelley Freeman and John Pugleasa both 17 worked for School District #282. 18 Councilmember Ranallo commented that he had become very aware while 19 talking to other Minnesota League of Cities members that St. Anthony 20 is one of the cities who sponsor social programs like the C.H.E.M. 21 Council and the Youth Service Bureau, with other communities sticking 22 to basic City services instead. Councilmember Marks told him New 23 Brighton and other northern suburban cities like Roseville and 24 Shoreview are heavy supporters of the Youth Service Bureau. 25 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 26 May 3, 1988 Staff Meeting Notes 27 *Software Validation Delays Voting Machine Demonstrations 28 During the discussions of the above, Mr. Childs told Councilmember 29 Enrooth the demonstrations of the new voting machines had been 30 delayed because the County had not yet validated the software system 31 which was also true of all other community systems. He was hopeful 32 that the system would be in operation before residents brought in 33 their water bills in July so they could see for themselves how the 34 balloting procedure worked. 35 *Applicant Being Tested for Police Department 36 Mr. Childs reported there had been four applicants interviewed May 37 5th and one was being given the psychological tests and background 38 check necessary for City employment as a police officer. He re - 39 iterated that a real effort had been made to recruit a female 40 officer, but since such applicants are few and far between, they are 41 snapped up quickly by the larger communities who, although they 42 might not pay any more, might be perceived to offer more prestige 43 with the job. 7