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-2- Motion 2-Motion by Councilman Crouse and seconded by Councilman Englund to adopt Ordinance 1970-11 after the following 'changes and corrections have been made in the ordinance as written by the Village Attorney: ORDINANCE 1970-11 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RE- ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY The following are the changes and corrections to be made: The title should be "ORGANIZATION" rather than "REORGANIZATION". Section 2, PURPOSE-Should be written as follows: It is the purpose of this Ordinance to organize the Village Department of Public Safety, to the end that the Village personnel of the Department of Public Safety will be public safety specialists capable of performing both police and fire functions and services. Section 5, EMPLOYEES-At the end of Subdivision 1 it should read "shall be responsible to the Village Manager through the Director of Public Safety". Section 6, DUTIES- Toward the end of Subdivision 1 it should read "all local ordinances and statutory laws". Also in Section 6 the third line of Subdivision 3 should include "shall be • capable of and responsible for performing police, fire, etc.". Section 7, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, should be rewritten as follows : The existing Police, Fire and Civil Defense Departments as they are organized and operating as of the adoption of this ordinance shall be phased out of existence over a period of 18 months and their personnel shall be merged subject to Section 5 into the Department of Public Safety in accordance with the department's needs. Personnel in the Department of Public Safety shall be capable of performing both police and fire functions and services and shall be known as Public Safety Officers. In Section 9 in the 4th line it should be "this" ordinance rather than "the" ordinance. Also in Section 9 on the first line it should be 'organization" rather than "reorganization:' The first reading of the corrected Ordinance by the Village Attorney. Mr, John McDonald, a representative from Local 57, appeared in behalf of the Village of St. Anthony Police Department stating that they had voted unanimously as being against the proposed organization of the Department of Public Safety. Mr. McDonald also stated that Dale Gamachi from the Minneapolis Association of Fire Fighters had said that their organization would not work with the Village of St. Anthony if they combined departments. Mr. Cecil Haggerity, a representative from Local 664, appeared for the Village of St. Anthony Fire Department stating that on taking a secret ballot vote amongst the firemen, it was four for and four against the proposed Department of Public Safety with two members being absent and one not voting.