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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—NOVEMBER 16, 2020 3 Councilmember Scott agreed with this recommendation. He did not believe it was the City's responsibility to repost this information, but rather Ramsey County should be posting this information. Councilmember McClung supported the onus being placed on the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department to post this information on their website. With that being said, he stated that as long as they don't the City should make this information available on the City's website for transparency purposes. He discussed the plethora of information that was available on the Roseville Police Department's website. Councilmember Holden agreed with Councilmember Holmes and Councilmember Scott that this information should be posted on Ramsey County's website. However, she also supported the police activity reports being posted on the City's website. Mayor Grant reported the City can ask Ramsey County to put this information on their website, but noted Ramsey County has a number of contract cities. He noted the City can try and gain agreement with all of the contract cities and if not, this information can always be posted on the City's website. Councilmember Holden suggested the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department be encouraged to review the amount of information that was available to the public on the Roseville Police Department's website. Councilmember Scott asked if Arden Hills could receive monthly updates from the Sheriff's Department, as was done at North Oaks. Mayor Grant feared this would take too much time. Councilmember McClung supported the Sheriff's Department having more of a presence at City Council meetings to report on crime trends or areas of concern. He anticipated having a liaison between the City and the Sheriff's Department would foster better communication between the two entities. He stated this could even be done through Zoom meetings. Mayor Grant recommended quarterly updates be provided that would address trends and issues in the City of Arden Hills. Councilmember Holden encouraged residents in Arden Hills to consider doing a ride-along with the Sheriff's Department to learn more about policing in the community. Mayor Grant stated this was a great suggestion. He explained he does a ride along each year for an eight hour shift. He asked how the Council wanted to proceed with creating a Diverse Civilian Review Board. Councilmember Holden recommended this be driven by all the contract cities and not just Arden Hills. She suggested the Justice League contact the other contract cities regarding this matter. Mayor Grant agreed with this recommendation.