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lt EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: August 20, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Patrick Klaers, City Administrator.,' y'y� i SUBJECT: Police Services Background/Discussion Sheriff Matt Bostrom is scheduled to be at this work session to discuss local police services. Sheriff Bostrom annually meets with the cities in the County and was at our October 17, 2011, work session for a general discussion on the core services of the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Bostrom also attended the emergency response training session the City Council had on February 27, 2012. Arden Hills is one of the seven municipal jurisdictions that contract with the County for police services. The other members of the contracted communities group are: Vadnais Heights, Little Canada, White Bear Township, Gem Lake, Shoreview and North Oaks. All seven jurisdictions combined equal approximately 56 square miles and a population of 74,000. Arden Hills joined the group in 1980. There has been no change in membership of the contracted communities group since 1990. The contracted communities group is highlighted in the attached map of Ramsey County. The purpose of this August 20th work session discussion is for the Sheriff to review what has happened since he took office in January 2011, explain what his expectations are going forward, and to listen to City Council comments and concerns on local issues. It is anticipated that the work session discussion will concentrate on services and will not get into too much on the budget. The budget is mainly the responsibility of Undersheriff Serier and the Contracted Communities Board (Undersheriff Serier was promoted in July and his responsibilities include administration of the contracted communities group). Additionally, once the total budget is decided,then the City's cost is based on the funding formula as agreed upon by the contracted communities and this formula has evolved over the years. Attached for your review are a few informational pages from the Sheriff's website.