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CONSENT ITEM - 8C <br />'It <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 12, 2024 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Interim City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: 2025-2029 Agreement for Law Enforcement Services <br />Budgeted Amount: Estimated Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• 2025-2029 Agreement for Law Enforcement Services with the Ramsey County <br />Sheriff's Office. <br />Background <br />The City of Arden Hills law enforcement services contract with the Ramsey County Sheriff's <br />Office expires at the end of this year. This contract is typically renewed every three years by the <br />member cities, but the renewal contract is for five years. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office <br />has been providing policing services to the City of Arden Hills since 1980. Currently, other <br />cities include Vadnais Heights, Shoreview, Little Canada, North Oaks, and White Bear <br />Township. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department contract agreement with Falcon Heights <br />will cease at the end of this year. <br />The total 2025 budget for the Sheriff's contract is $12,250,445.58, and Arden Hills' share of this <br />is $1,758,287.45 or 14.32 percent of the total budget (this is before any offsetting revenue). <br />The contract will last thru 2029, however, there is a termination clause that allows either party to <br />terminate the contract at the end of a calendar year with a twelve month notice prior to <br />termination. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />