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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES <br />JUNE 24, 2002 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />D.A.R.E. program focused on the elementary schools and the School Resource <br />Officer had been assigned middle and high schools. He stated School Resource <br />Officers were there for enforcement, and not present in the class rooms. <br /> <br />Council Member Larson asked if the money they were asking to contribute was <br />specifically designated for the D.A.R.E. Program. Undersheriff Altendorfer <br />indicated that was correct. <br /> <br />Council Member Larson stated the City paid the Ramsey County Sheriffs <br />Department for a package of services and he was not sure why they were paying <br />the department for this program. He asked why the D.A.R.E. Program was <br />separate from the Sheriffs Department budget, and why it was not included in the <br />contract that the City pays for. Undersheriff Altendorfer replied the City was <br />paying for the D.A.R.E. Program, but the program had been getting "chipped <br />away" at and the seven contract cities had stated this was an important program. <br /> <br />Council Member Grant stated he agreed the D.A.R.E Program was appropriate for <br />middle and elementary school students. He asked what the program shortage was. <br />Undersheriff Altendorfer replied he believed it was between $7,000.00 - 8,000.00. <br /> <br />City Administrator Lynch stated the actual cost would be about a $15,000.00 <br />mcrease. <br /> <br />Council Member Grant asked what the result would be if they did not get the <br />additional $15,000.00 in funding. Undersheriff Altendorfer replied they would <br />utilize the money they had in the account from fund raisers to pay salaries for one <br />year. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch clarified that if all of the Cities did not support the Illcrease III <br />additional funding, the program would end. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated he believed in education, but he struggled with this requested <br />increase. He stated it might be appropriate for cities to talk to the school districts <br />about the needs of the D.A.R.E. Program. He asked what the time frame was for <br />this decision. <br /> <br />Undersheriff Altendorfer stated they could take the $25,000 out of the fund raiser <br />account to give additional time for discussions, but he expressed concern about <br />taking the money out of that account. <br />