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10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />City Council Joint Town Hall Meeting Minutes <br />April 18, 2024 <br />Page 4 <br />The Input received from the St. Anthony Police Department was provided. The City of St. <br />Anthony Village engaged Chad Weinsten from Ethical Leaders in Action, Inc. to gather input. <br />The approach taken included interviewed nearly all department personnel, covering command <br />staff, patrol officers, investigations and on -sworn staff. The learning to date includes <br />Commitment to professionalism, Love of work culture, Support for and trust in police leadership, <br />and partnership must be done right. While generally open to a renewed partnership some officers <br />expressed considerable concerns to be discussed: <br />Relationship Concerns <br />• Mutual trust needs to be established and relations need to be developed. <br />• Confidence department will be supported when use of force incidents take place. <br />Operational Concerns <br />• Cannot provide effective services before 1/l/2026. <br />Recruitment and training for new officers on top of current needs. <br />Expansion of police facility would be necessary. <br />The department analyzed call data and identified the following additional personnel to support <br />expansion: <br />Patrol Officers 4 additional patrol officers same as previous contract. <br />Swing Shift Patrol 2 additional officers during high call volume time. <br />Investigator 1 investigative capacity to adequately address call type needs. <br />Community Engagement Officer — 1 Sworn officer to coordinate community engagement. <br />Administrative Support — 1 additional administrative capacity similar to previous contract. <br />The preliminary staffing and contract approach methodology was determined by allocating costs <br />based on a 50150 blend of population percentage and call volume percentage, applied to total <br />police costs. Numbers were rounded for clarify. <br />Based on draft methodology, the numbers are founded for clarity and accelerated by a 4% <br />inflation assumption: <br />Preliminary Contract Price Range in 2026 $1,650,000 - $1,800,000 <br />Additional personnel, operating and equip. costs $1,400,000 - $1,500,000 <br />Fixed costs and shared capital contribution $250,000 - $300,000 <br />Mr. Yunker stated each City Council will discuss moving to the next step at their upcoming <br />regular meetings. St. Anthony Village's next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 <br />and Falcon Heights next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. <br />Residents can visit the City's website to learn more detailed information on the potential policing <br />partnership and St. Anthony Police Department's Contract Services including Frequently Asked <br />Questions, Who to Contact with Concerns, About the SAPD, and Background on both cities. <br />Savmn.com/sapd-contract-services and falconbeights.org. <br />Mayor Webster stated the purpose of this town hall event is to hear themes in the survey results <br />from community members and from our police officers. St. Anthony City Council members <br />