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<br /> . TO: HAYOR &~ CITY COUNCIL <br /> mOH: TERRY SClWElUf <br /> CITY IW1AGE.'t <br /> DATE: SEPTE.'1BER 30, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RAHSEY COUNTY SHERIFF <br /> DEPARTMENT'S SUBMITTAL OF A GR}~T APPLICATION FOR THE <br /> POLICE aIRING SUPPLEHENT PROGRAM <br /> BACXGROUND <br /> A fe',; ',;eeks ago, the City received the at"Cached information <br /> regarding a neTJ competitive grant program being offered by the <br /> United States Department of Justice called the Police Hiring <br /> Supplement Program. The Program's goals are to: <br /> -increase the number of s',;orn la',; enforcement officers, <br /> -improve the long term ability of la',; enforcement agencies to <br /> engage in community policing, and <br /> -improve public safety services through innovative crime <br /> preven"Cion. <br /> Of the 5150 million that is available in gran"Cs, 575 million is <br /> . dedica"Ced to ci"Cies ",i"Ch populations of less -chan 150,000. Any <br />, funding received may be used to pay for SOZ of the salary and <br /> fringe benefi"Cs of ne",ly s.orn officers for a period of up "Co <br /> three years. <br /> If a gran"C application is submitted, i"C mus"C be done by the <br /> Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. During the last fe", ",eeks, <br /> representatives of the cities that contract ;lith the Sheriff's <br /> Deparw~ent have met on tvo occasions to discuss a potential grant <br /> application. At the last meeting, the general consensus of the <br /> group .as to submit a grant application for the addition of tvo <br /> deputies. The first deputy ",auld be added in mid-year 1994 and <br /> Itould serve as a crime prevention specialist .ith overall <br /> responsibili~f for developing and coordinating a comprehensive <br /> crime prevention program for residents and businesses. A second <br /> deputy .ould be added in 1995 and Itould be scheduled to tlOrk. <br /> during peak times and be targeted at certain high crime areas <br /> .ithin our communities. This deputy .ould be trained in a <br /> community-oriented policing approach to address particular <br /> problems "'ithin these areas. <br /> Although the exact cost to the City has not been precisely <br /> determined, it is anticipated that adding these tvo positions <br /> .ill result in an overall increase in expenditures for police <br /> services for Shoreviev of about 2-37. in 1995. This increase is <br /> exclusive of any cost of living or inflationary adjustments to <br /> . the overall cost of police services. Ho.ever, if this grant .ere <br /> not a17ailable, the cost of adding tvo additional deputies "'auld <br /> most likely exceed 57.. <br />