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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION <br />FEBRUARY 17,2004 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />new officers to be hired may be officers with additional experience depending on the <br />applicant pool. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson asked about the training requirements for a new officer in New <br />Brighton. Mr. Jacobson indicated that there are mandated requirements set out by the <br />state for various education and training. Beyond that, the City of New Brighton and the <br />sheriffs office have a field training program that orients that officer to New Brighton's <br />approach to policing. In addition, New Brighton officers do have a one-year <br />probationary period. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson asked the Ramsey County Sheriff whether the Ramsey County <br />water patrol would still provide service if they were not the provider of police services to <br />Arden Hills. Sheriff Fletcher indicated that that would be the case. <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski asked about how sheriffs deputies receive patrol assignments and <br />what their training program details. Sheriff Fletcher responded that deputies <br />traditionally work in the jail and court system within the sheriffs office prior to receiving <br />a patrol assignment. However, within the last three years the sheriff's office has been <br />hiring civilian correctional officers so the deputies are receiving patrol assignments <br />faster. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden inquired about response times to 9-1-1 calls. Mr. Jacobson <br />indicated that the response time in New Brighton is about 3 Y2 minutes. Sheriff Fletcher <br />had indicated that Ramsey County's response was similar, depending on where you were <br />in the contract communities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked how effective each agency is relative to the <br />neighborhoods surrounding Mounds View High School and lrondale High School. <br />Sheriff Fletcher indicated that there was no specific data currently available for activity <br />around Mounds View High School. <br /> <br />Councihnember Holden asked how the school resource officer is evaluated. Sheriff <br />Fletcher indicated that each officer within the sheriff's department is evaluated annually. <br />In addition, the sheriffs department has a relationship with the principal and if there are <br />any concerns they are addressed at that level. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant asked how has the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department and the <br />City of New Brighton approached the recent bomb threats at Mounds View School High <br />School and Irondale High School. Undersheriff George Altendorfer indicated that in <br />the initial bomb threat a suspect has been charged and they are working with the school <br />district with regard to on-going concerns and have an active investigation into the other <br />threats that have been made. Their current response has been to work with the school <br />district and have an increased presence by assigning extra officers to the high school. In <br />