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. and provide security presence at community events such as Stockyard Days. Last year, VIPS volunteered 1,341.75 hours, and those hours are tracked on a spreadsheet. The Police Reserves donated 1,651.75 hours in 2003, and this is also tracked on a monthly basis. They would invite Arden Hills residents to join both groups, and would utilize the volunteers for assisting with the needs of Arden Hills in the same manner as they are used in New Brighton. 11. How would patrol cars be marked? All the New Brighton squads would be marked to indicate they service Arden Hills. They would mark all of the cars, not just the new ones, so that any car responding to an Arden Hills call would be marked as serving Arden Hills. 12. Is the three-year contract commitment negotiable? In order to provide the service to Arden Hills, the City of New Brighton would have to hire additional staff and purchase police cars. The expected life ofthe police cars is three years; hence they see a three year commitment as the minimum to recoup that particular capital cost. . 13. How would the increases be determined in years two and three of the contract? The increase would be based on a cost of living index. 14. Ofthc total public safety budget in New Brighton, approximately what percent is spent on police services? Approximately 86% of the public safety budget is for police services, with the remainder for Fire Services. 15. What is the per capita cost to New Brighton for the provision of police services? This number is difficult to calculate because the budget is for the entire Public Safety Department, which includes Fire and Emergency Management Services. It is difficult to completely separate police from the other services since there are many shared costs. .