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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 28, 2023 Page 5 2 Councilmember Jenson commented the operating system of 9 elements and compliance rate of 3 99% says a lot of how the Department complies with the requirements. He appreciates living in a 4 community with this high of a level of compliance. 6 Councilmember Walker asked if someone can have access to the data if their voice is on the 7 recording. He asked how that is determined that the person was actually on the recording. Police 8 Captain Jeff Spiess stated there has never been a request where a person on the recording can't 9 be confirmed. 10 11 Councilmember Webster thanked Captain Spiess for the overview. The audit is part of the State 12 Statute as part of wearing the body worn cameras. 13 14 Councilmember Randle commented he voted against the use of body worn cameras as he thought 15 it was too expensive and not necessary. He was wrong. 16 17 Mayor Stille asked Captain Spiess how he feels about the program. Captain Spiess stated it is 18 great and before implementation they had officer's asking for body cams. St. Anthony is lucky to 19 have professionals in the department that embrace technology. Mayor Stille thanked the Police 20 Department for their work. 21 22 B. Police Annual Report. 23 24 Police Chief Jon Mangseth provided a department summary showing Department Strength (20 25 Full Time Police Officers (4 contract); 4 Volunteer Reserve Officers (Authorized for 14); 1 Full 26 Time Community Service Officer; and 2 Full Time Civilian Support Staff). The Department 27 Fleet consists of 6 Marked Squads, 1 Marked Reserve Unit, 1 Marked CSO unit, 5 passenger 28 vehicles assigned to Chief, Captain, Detective and Special Detail. 29 30 Chief Mangseth provided the Crime Statistics for Part I and Part II Crimes along with a graph 31 showing Part I and Part II Crimes by Year. The Investigation Review showed Total Criminal 32 Cases 589, Total Cases Cleared 217, Total Cases Cleared by Arrest 163, and Total Cases Cleared 33 by Other 54. 34 35 There were 7415 calls for service in 2022. There are 16 personnel assigned to Patrol (covering 36 four shifts: 1 supervisor and 3 officers. They respond to 911 calls, provide proactive patrol, 37 community building, crime detection and deterrence and traffic safety initiatives. The Reason for 38 Stop Data chart included 76% Moving, 14% Vehicle, 7% Investigative and 3% 911 Calls. 39 40 The total training hours for Department Staff were 1615 hours utilizing both virtual and in- 41 person platforms. Trainings included SWAT/Negotiator, Annual Post/License Requirements; 42 Department Policy; OSHA; and Elected Trainings. 43 44 The Police Reserves logged 308 hours of service in 2022. These are trained volunteers whose 45 duties include Park Patrol; Animal Control; Transports; Vehicle Impounds; Vacation Home 46 Checks and Community Events.