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As in prior years, in 2007 I continued to undertake various other projects and assignments; including serving as the department's facilities manager and detention facility administrator, serving as the department's liaison to the local school district's Safety and Security Committee and "Cops 'n Good Guys" information sharing meetings, drafting training updates, analyzing and reporting upon recent case decisions impacting the work of police officers, preparing letters of commendation, providing bank robbery awareness training, drafting and/or revising various department policies, assisting officers with the preparation of proposals, running the department's pay program, writing articles, creating job descriptions, serving as a member of the board of directors of Mediation Services for Anoka County, drafting county-wide training on legal issues relating to carrying concealed handguns, and many other functions. 2007 was also noteworthy for the implementation 0 f systems changes in the department. I researched and proposed the department's acquisition of and conversion to digital image photography. Similarly, I began the process to convert the department's squad rifles from 20-year old pistol caliber to rifle caliber carbines. I also successfully lobbied for the department to participate in the Automated Pawn System, a database providing, among other things, valuable investigative intelligence necessary for the identification of possible criminal suspects and the recovery of missing and stolen property. Finally, in 2007 the department was authorized to appoint a full-time investigator to provide additional investigative services to the three communities and lessen the burden on Anoka County CID. Captain Nelson and I created and conducted the process that resulted in the selection of Officer Kris Carlson to begin in this capacity in January, 2008. 28