City Council Committee Agendas

PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING MAY 6, 2015 PRESENT  Mayor Jill Boudreau  Council Members o Mark Hulst o Ken Quam o Dale Ragan o Mike Urban o Joe Lindquist  Finance Director Alicia Huschka  Chief of Police Jerry Dodd  Fire Chief Roy Hari  CED Director Bob Hyde  City Attorney Kevin Rogerson The meeting was called to order by Councilman Mark Hulst. Minutes from prior meeting were approved and adopted. Councilman Hulst asked if any Council Members opposed to moving the “Use of Force” portion of Chief of Police Dodd’s presentation to the Study Session so it would be televised. All were in agreement. CHIEF JERRY DODD PERSONNEL UPDATE  Budget allows for 45 commissioned officers  Two recent retirements – Officers Tobin Ruxton (38 years) and Tom Wenzl (27 years)  Currently down four positions o Three Patrol Officers o One Police Lieutenant o Six Officers eligible for retirement in 2015  Hired three officers this year o Eric Kivi (01/21/15) o Chris Carlson (02/11/15) o Elizabeth Paul (04/01/15) o All three currently at Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA)  Listed shortage positions o 1 – Administrative o 5 – Patrol Division o 1 – Priority Policing PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING MAY 6, 2015 PAGE 1 OF 3  o 1 – Traffic Unit o 1 – Public Education Officer  Down nine total (20% of work force) o Due to shortages, will have a lot of overtime in 2015  Although down on manpower, will most likely be over budget due to overtime coverage, backgrounds, wages of new officer versus overtime wages for veteran officer  K-9 Vektor is certified o Scored 98 out of 100 total points o Road ready and has been on road for a couple of weeks o Vektor will eventually be cross-trained into drugs  Discussed second K-9 position and provided historical overview o Two dogs would work four 10-hour shifts o One dog works four 8.5-hour shifts o Second K-9 would be generalist o Soft costs for second K-9 approximately $173,432 total (includes additional officer’s wages and benefits, vehicle and associated equipment, dog purchase, kennel, training, vet, and food) o Council Member Hulst asked about benefits of second K-9  Chief Dodd stated his top priorities at this time include filling the second Traffic Officer, and second Priority Policing Team Officer  K-9 may be about third or fourth on Chief Dodd’s list of priorities  Second K-9 could be shelved for a better time  Maybe four to five years down the road  County does not have plans to add another K-9  We are coordinating with County so one of the K-9s (MVPD or SCSO) is working at all times  Council agreed maybe four to five years for second K-9  Updated Council on hiring of part time Records Specialist position o One outstanding candidate at this time o Starting background and hope to hire her around 07/01/15  Over next six months, will continue with hiring process o Police Records Specialist o Police Officer o Police Sergeant o Police Lieutenant  Hope to promote in fall DOG KENNEL PROJECT UPDATE  Dean Gilbert and Tom Theisen meeting regularly  Will complete drawings and specs in next two weeks  Bid should go out within a month o Advertise for three weeks  If approved, start construction end of July PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING MAY 6, 2015 PAGE 2 OF 3 DIRECTED TRAFFIC MISSIONS UPDATE  Officer Paul Shaddy completed Basic Police Motorcycle Operator Course  Officer Tom Wenzl’s retirement is a huge loss to the Traffic Unit and MVPD  Developed 12-month Directed Traffic Mission plan o February and March traffic missions were very successful o Due to staffing shortage, unable to facilitate April traffic mission  Priority is to fill second Traffic position HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION UPDATE  First homicide in quite some time  Chief Dodd was actually called out on scene  Amazed at hard work and determination of Police Officers and Investigators  Although officers/investigators had no initial information on the suspect, they hustled to gather data, put it together, and had him identified and in-custody within 24 hours OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING  Updated Council on this on-going concern WCIA AUDIT  Had to complete questionnaire/survey on policies and practices of MVPD o Use of Force o K-9 Units and Use o Vehicle Pursuits and Defensive Driving o Training and Documentation o Internal Affairs o Civil Disobedience o Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled  Auditor was very complimentary of MVPD policies, procedures, documentation, and practices  Auditor had no findings or recommendations Meeting adjourned at 6:50. PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING MAY 6, 2015 PAGE 3 OF 3