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z3 proposals to the court would be required to pay for the development of the joint proposal. The MPRS board should consider whether to undertake this project at its next meeting, which I understand is to be held at the Fridley City Hall at 1:30 p.m. on January 10, 1996. The work of the affirmative action consultant will begin immediately. As I envision this project, it will begin with an inventory of existing programs in the cities which wish to be a part of the joint proposal. The consultant will also contact other agencies which have programs in place to increase diversity in the law enforcement profession (eg. Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments, state highway patrol, POCOP, etc.) after this initial investigation, the consultant will develop a proposal for submission to the court for its approval. This proposal would separately identify the activities to be undertaken individually by each city. For example, the proposal might describe the CSO program which will be continued in the cities of New Hope, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, etc., but would not include an obligation to create such a program for cities such as St. James or Redwood Falls. Cities not providing cadet or CSO programs such as those described in paragraph 14 of the Order would identify other activities which they would undertake to attempt to bring more minorities into the pipeline for law enforcement careers. The proposal would also identify action to be undertaken by the group as a whole. For example, the cities might agree that they would jointly initiate a program for dissemination of information on law enforcement careers to minority students in area high schools, participate in career days, begin outreach activities to groups serving or representing communities of color regarding hiring for existing CSO, or entry level police officer positions, etc. • Because there is so little time left before the proposal is required to be submitted to the court, I will not be able to represent cities which wish to submit their own individual proposals to the court, and such cities should immediately make arrangements for preparation of their individual programs or proposals and determine who will act as their legal counsel in presenting the proposal to the court. Please be prepared to advise us at the meeting of January 10, 1996, whether your city will be making an individual proposal to the court, or wishes to be included in the collective proposal. Please give me a call if you have any questions at (612) 337-9215. CLL:ckr =_10-z