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OCT 1 4 1999 City of Lexington 4175 Lovell Rd. • Suite 140 • Lexington, MN 55014 • (612) 784-2792 • Fax (612) 785-8951 October 12, 1999 Mayor Tom Wilharber City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55014 Dear Mayor Wilharber: At a September 1, meeting of the Tri City Police Joint Powers Task Force, all present voted to approve the Joint Powers Municipal Police Department Contract. A Tri City Police Department budget presentation followed. During the budget discussion the City of Lexington was asked to support a budget that exceeded the budget agreed upon ten minutes previously and to contribute an amount in excess of the phase -in formula also agreed upon in the contract. The City was to set its preliminary budget the next evening. The proposed increases were perplexing, because the City had been putting together its budget for sometime, based on previous formulas and expectations. This new request was particularly frustrating, based on the City's commitment to the department as a result of the commissions appeal to provide critical space for several police department functions, including evidence handling and storage. Attached you will find a breakdown of costs the City of Lexington has incurred to retrofit a Lovell Building suite for use by the department. These costs were not included in our 1999 budget, so I don't have to explain how major adjustments had to be made. Please note the yearly loss of revenue as a result of our generous rent stipulation. With these factors in mind the Lexington City Council and I cannot commit any additional funds over and above those that were included in the Lexington 2000 budget, as delineated in section six of the contract. I would hope that you understand Lexington's dilemma and that we can remain strong partners in support of the Circle Pines/Lexington /Centerville Police Department.