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Police Advisory Commission Minutes 06-24-1992• MONTICELLO POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes June 24, 1992 1. A meeting of the Police Advisory Committee was held on Wednesday, June 24, 1992, at 7:00 p.m. 2. Members Present: Warren Smith Curtis Schmidt Dave Gerads Rick Wolfstellar, City Administrator Hrad Fyle, Councilmember Ex-Officio Representatives: Dan Hozempa, Sheriff WCSO Don Lindell, Cheif Deputy WCSO 3. Minutes of the meeting held May 5, 1992 were unanimously approved 4. Sheriff Hozempa and Cheif Deputy Lindell presented information for the committee to consider when making the decision for needed patrol hours. S©rne information presented: * Crime statistics that are published annually show that the number of crimes cornrnitted and the calls for service have dramatically increased in the last 4 years. This increase can be attributed to many factors such as population growth and the gang influence moving in. * Response times during the non-contracting times can be slow due to the large areas the deputies must Inver. WC5O may only have 4 deputies working at 6:^Oa.m. (non-contracted time). *Problems at the schools, parks and speeding along our city streets could be handled more efficiently by the 24 hr. coverage. * Three 8 hour shifts bring some continuity to the operation. * Huffallo which presently has the coverage we are considering (24 hr. plus Fri. and Sat. evenings for ~ months) has a $515,DDO.OD police budget. City attorney fees are not included in this figure. WCSO will offer this coverage to the city of Monticello for $261,516.D0 a difference of $253,484.00 * According to Sheriff Hozempa the city receives a monetary return (police aid) from the state. This amount is based on a formula using the number of hours contracted far. In 1991 it was approximately $19,DDD.00 5. A motion was made by Curtis Schmidt to accept the proposed coverage of 9176 hours for 1993. Along with this the commission would check the coverage annually to consider if additional hours are needed. Motion was seconded by Dave Gerads and unanimously approved. A written recommendation will be prepared and sent to the city council. This recommendation will be presented at the July 13th 1992 city council meeting. 6. A concern over Deputy assignments and possibly rotating officers out of Monticello came to the attention of the city Council at a recent meeting. According to Sheriff Hozempa • C] union contracts with the deputy pers©nnel directs that senior officers have their choice of hours to work. Sheriff Hozempa maintains the right to locate the officers where he sees fit. As it stands right now, only the non-contract officers will be rotating. The city of Monticello's officers will be the same as they have be~:n for now . 7. A concern was made that the stop sign at the intersection of Sandberg Rd and Oakwood Drive (by Wendy's} was missing. Rick Wolfstellar would contact the public works department to have this checked out. 8. Before adjourning Sheriff Hozempa said he was disappointed that he wasn't called upon earlier to explain what was taking place within his department. He reiterated that either the Cheif Deputy ar himself would gladly answer any questions we have at any time. We do not have to wait for a meeting t^ be called. 9. Meeting adjourned at 8:~5 p.m. ~ %A / %~/