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January 31,2003 Dear Mayors and Council Members: The administrators of the cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino Lakes have a common charge to explore ideas that will save taxpayers money or provide them with better service. In carrying out that charge the administrators have met for a number of months on the issue of the delivery of services to our communities in light of impending state cuts and budgetary limitations. One of the issues we discussed in depth is the delivery of police services. The information in this packet was jointly developed by the administrators to show what a "quad" cities police department might look like. It is provided to you in advance of a more detailed presentation. We understand that there will be questions to be answered and decisions to be made by the four City Councils. This information will be presented at a joint informational work session of the four City Councils in approximately a month. The joint work session will be informational only and no decisions will be made. If the direction from the four city councils is to proceed, there would be additional meetings for public comment and questions. While it is the role of the four City Councils to make a decision on this matter we are providing additional copies of this information to the Centennial Lakes Police Commission, Centennial Lakes Police Dept. and Lino Lakes Police Dept. Additionally we have briefed the Police Chiefs of both departments. They will be sharing the information with their respective departments. If you have questions, please forward them to your respective city administrator. We appreciate your consideration of our efforts. Sincerely, Kim Moore Sykes Centerville Jim Keinath Circle Pines Mike Delmont Lexington Linda Waite Smith Lino Lakes