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I't <br /> �-ARQEN HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: July 16, 2012 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administ r <br /> SUBJECT: Sheriff's Budget <br /> Backaround/Discussion <br /> The draft 2013 Police budget has been discussed at the May and June meetings of the Contracted <br /> Communities. Attached for your review are the May meeting minutes (the June minutes are not <br /> yet available) and the draft budget from the June meeting. <br /> An update on the Police budget was in the June 22, 2012, Admin Update. The Council concern I <br /> have heard the most with the Police budget has to do with the additional Deputy being proposed. <br /> This additional Deputy was strongly recommended by Undersheriff Altendorfer and has majority <br /> support by the members of the Contracted Communities group. The Undersheriff has stated that <br /> manpower is at a critical level in terms of being able to provide patrol services. This proposed <br /> additional Deputy is not going to be assigned to any specific City or to any specific shift. It <br /> previously required 5.4098 Patrol Deputies to provide Arden Hills with 24/7 coverage and it will <br /> now take 5.5689 Deputies to provide this same coverage. The Arden Hills share for the cost of <br /> the Patrol Deputies is just slightly under 16%. <br /> Other staffing options being considered include making the part-time Crime Prevention CSO a <br /> full-time position or adding a Patrol CSO. The costs for all of the budget options are shown in <br /> the summary pages at the beginning of the attached draft budget document. <br /> If no additional staffing is added in 2013,then the Police budget is scheduled to increase $17,123 <br /> or 1.87%. This increase is due mainly to the terms of the union contract, inflation in the cost of <br /> supplies/equipment, and having more calls for service and investigations happening in the City. <br /> When a Deputy is added, then the total Arden Hills budget goes up $35,247 or 3.84%. The <br /> amount of the budget increase due to the additional Deputy is $18,269. <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> July 16, 2012 Work Session Meeting <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />