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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br />CITY COUNCII/STAFF WORKSESSION <br />City Council Chambers <br />October 30, 2007 <br />6:30 p.m. <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Present: <br />Council: Jerry Faust, Mayor; Hal Gray, Councilmember; Randy Stille, Councilmember; Brian <br />Thuesen, Councilmember. <br />Staff: Mike Mornson, City Manager; Kim Moore - Sykes, Assistant City Manager; Roger Larson, <br />Finance Director; John Ohl, Police Chief; John Malenick; Fire Chief, Jay Hartman, Public Works <br />Director; Rich Lundeen, Code Inspection; Don Drusch, Fire Marshal. <br />1. Call to Order. <br />Meeting called to order by Mayor at 6:30 p.m. <br />2. Police Staffing Update. <br />Chief John Ohl provided the City Council with recruitment and hiring update on the <br />two sworn officer positions approved by the Council for 2007. He has two <br />candidates that have risen to the top of the process, which will be finished Thursday <br />once the physicals are taken. Chief Ohl advised that his goal is to make these hires <br />in 2008 with no affect on the 2008 budget. <br />Councilmember Stille asked what benefits these two hire would bring to the City <br />and Department. The Chief reported that there are between 30- 40 new businesses at <br />Silver Lake Village; 1000 new residents expected as part of the Silver Lake Village <br />development, and calls for service have increased over the last few years. Chief Ohl <br />reported that the national average of police officers per residents is 2.1- 2.5 per 1000 <br />residents. Councilmember asked if there would be more visibility of the officers in <br />the community; Chief Ohl indicated that by hiring these additional officers, he <br />would be able to reduce his overtime usage because he wouldi t be taking personnel <br />from patrol functions to cover community activities such as DARE, school liaison, <br />etc. <br />The City Manager reported that while the actual budget figures for the 2008 budget <br />stays the same; the text of the budget message will include mentioning of the <br />additional police officers to the police department staffs. <br />The Finance Director also indicated that despite the new hires scheduled for 2008, <br />the police budget should stay on schedule with planned increases through 2009. <br />The Council and Staff discussed the various options. <br />F:\Minutes\2007 \Counci1 Staff Budget worksession 103007.doc <br />