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officer's employment. <br />34 <br />PO <br />OLICYBJECTIVE <br />35 <br />36 <br />The City of Roseville is home to a large number of shopping areas--the largest center being Rosedale (the second <br />37 <br />largest mall in Minnesota with over 12,000,000 visitors annually). <br />38 <br />39 <br />Even though the City is dominated by the retail industry, the police department does not have dedicated officers <br />40 <br />to work retail. Officers respond to calls for service and deal with retail crimes after they have been committed. <br />41 <br />42 <br />There are not enough officers to be dedicated to the City’s mall areas for proactive commercial patrol activities <br />43 <br />due to the current number of calls for services in relationship to the current number of patrol officers—36 patrol <br />44 <br />officers, 38,000 plus calls for service annually. <br />45 <br />46 <br />The economic vitality of Rosedale, other mall areas, and the City of Roseville are directly related. Although there <br />47 <br />are many factors that contribute to the vitality of mall areas and the City, the level of crime in mall areas and <br />48 <br />citizens’ feeling of safety are very important. If the mall areas become places where individuals do not feel safe <br />49 <br />or comfortable and people choose not to patronize them, retailers will suffer. <br />50 <br />51 <br />The Department is requesting the addition of one officer to provide increased focus on public safety in the retail; <br />52 <br />therefore, the police department is requesting approval to apply for CHP funding to add one new position of full- <br />53 <br />time commercial patrol officer to its roster. <br />54 <br />BI <br />UDGETMPLICATIONS <br />55 <br />Up to approximately $38,000 per year- depending on the starting salary of the officer. The grant would <br />56 <br />fund $125,000 for the first three years. The grant mandates the retention of the officer position for the <br />57 <br />fourth year. <br />58 <br />SR <br />TAFF ECOMMENDATION <br />59 <br />The police department is recommending that it be allowed to apply for funding through the Office of Community <br />60 <br />Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) to add one new position of <br />61 <br />full-time commercial patrol officer to its roster. <br />62 <br />RCA <br />EQUESTEDOUNCILCTION <br />63 <br />The police department is requesting authorization to apply for funding through the Office of Community <br />64 <br />Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) to add one new position of <br />65 <br />full-time commercial patrol officer to its roster. <br />66 <br />67 <br />Prepared by: Chief Rick Mathwig <br />Attachments: A: Grant Announcement <br />68 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />