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<br />( <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RAHSEY COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT'S <br />SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT FOR THE POLICE HIRING SUPPLEML~T PROGRAH <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of w~e City of , <br />Minnesota, as follo~s: <br /> <br />VHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice has recently <br />implemented a competitive grant program called the Police Hiring <br />Supplement Program ~hose goals are to increase the number of la~ <br />enforcement officers, improve the long-term ability of la~ enforcement <br />agencies to engage in community policing, and improve public safety <br />through innovative crime prevention; and <br /> <br />VHEREAS, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department provides public <br />safety service on a contract basis to several cities located north of <br />St. Paul, Minnesota, ~hose combined population exceeds 70,000; and <br /> <br />VHEREAS, there is a gro.ing need throughout these cities to add <br />s.orn la~ enforcement officers to develop and coordinate neighborhood <br />crime prevention programs and target certain high crime areas .ithin <br />these cities through community oriented policing; and <br /> <br />VHEREAS, local funding is currently not available to address these <br />needs due to significant increases in public safety expenditures in <br />. recent years to add investigators .and other police personnel to address <br />community needs; and <br /> <br />VHEREAS, current staffing levels for police officers are <br />significantly below the national and state standards for law enforcement <br />agencies. <br /> <br />NO~, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of , <br />Minnesota does hereby support the Police Hiring Supplement Program grant <br />application submitted by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />