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<br />Special City Council Work Session Minutes - 08/01/02 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Present: City Manager Neal Beets; Finance Director <br />Christopher Miller; Acting Chief of Police Carol <br />Sletner; Lieutenant Rick Mathwig; Administrative <br />Analyst Karen Rubey; Fire Chief Gasaway; <br />Assistant Fire Chief Tim O'Neill; Deputy Fire <br />Chiefs Greg Peterson and Bill Chandler; and <br />volunteer members of the Fire Department. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />Review of Police Department Budget <br />Acting Police Chief Sletner reviewed the organizational <br />structure within the department and the department's <br />overall objectives, by presenting a proposed 2003 Work <br />Plan to establish and maintain policies and practices that <br />maximize the department and improve personnel <br />utilization. <br /> <br />Throughout the presentation, Councilmembers and staff <br />commented regarding and clarified specific areas. <br />Acting Chief Sletner reviewed the budget by division, <br />Operations (patrol officers); Investigations and <br />Community Relations; Community Services and <br />Property Room; Administration; and Emergency <br />Management. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schroeder requested that staff look into <br />the State's phone system to reduce costs in all <br />departments. <br /> <br />Other discussion of note included the need for patrol <br />officers over the need for administrative sergeants; <br />whether there is a need to fill the Deputy Chief position <br />as no one has been in that position for some time; <br />contract services with adjoining cities; Rosedale officer; <br />response time; Dispatch service; replacement rotation for <br />squads and equipment; computer needs; and reserve <br />officer's clothing allowance. <br /> <br />Councilmembers were encouraged to contact staff <br />directly with additional questions or comments. <br />