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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUNE 24, 2002 5 D,AR.E, program focused on the elementary schools and the School Resource Officer had been assigned middle and high schools. He stated School Resource Officers were there for enforcement, and not present in the class rooms. Council Member Larson asked if the money they were asking to contribute was specifically designated for the D.AR.E. Program. Undersheriff Altendorfer indicated that was correct. Council Member Larson stated the City paid the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department for a package of services and he was not sure why they were paying the department for this program. He asked why the D.AR.E, Program was separate from the Sheriffs Department budget, and why it was not included in the contract that the City pays for. Undersheriff Altendorfer replied the City was paying for the D,AR.E. Program, but the program had been getting "chipped away" at and the seven contract cities had stated this was an important program, Council Member Grant stated he agreed the D,AR.E Program was appropriate for middle and elementary school students, He asked what the total amount of program shortage was. Undersheriff Altendorfer replied he believed it was between $7,000.00 - 8,000.00. City Administrator Lynch stated the actual cost would be about a $15,000,00 mcrease, Council Member Grant asked what the result would be if they did not get the additional $15,000.00 in funding, Undersheriff Altendorfer replied they would utilize the money they had in the account from fund raisers to pay salaries for one year. Mr. Lynch clarified that if all of the Cities did not support the mcrease m additional funding, the program would end, Mayor Probst stated he believed in education, but he struggled with this requested increase, He stated it might be appropriate for cities to talk to the school districts about the needs of the D,A,R.E. Program. He asked what the time frame was for this decision.