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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />September 13, 2022 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council <br />Bernard Walker, Mayor Pro-Tem, Thomas Randle, Councilmember, Jan Jenson, Councilmember <br />Staff: <br />Charlie Yunker, City Manager, Jeff Spiess, Police Captain and Mike Huddle, Police Sergeant <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Pro-Tem Walker called the Work Session to order at 5:50 p.m. <br />Police Department Staffing Structure: <br />Captain Spiess and Sergeant Huddle presented the to the Council a justification for considering adjusting <br />and adding to the police department staffing structure. The presentation highlighted the department’s <br />strategic plan objectives that the additional positions would support, and an analysis of the current <br />structure and compared to typical staffing levels based on call loads. <br />Staff highlighted the needs in the investigative area as the top priority given the expansion in number <br />and complexity of cases the department is handling. Staff proposes that the City consider participation <br />the Ramsey County investigative team, and adding an additional command-level position in 2024. <br />Adding patrol officers to all shifts would be requested to be considered in the future. <br />Council expressed appreciation for bringing the information and the needs forward to be considered in <br />the 2023 budget process. Council will also plan on discussing thoughts during the annual Goal Setting <br />session in January. <br />Future Work Sessions: <br />Next Work Sessions will be held on September 27th, 2022, at 5:45pm in the Council Chambers. <br />Adjournment: <br />The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted by Charlie Yunker, City Manager.