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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 15, 2013 Page 24 Fire Prevention (Code 8) Chief O'Neill advised that this was two personnel (Fire Marshal and Fire Inspec- tor) in servicing over 200 multi-family apartment dwellings in the community for annual inspections, commercial/retail inspections, awareness of any new busi- nesses and their storage capacity and/or building conversions related to access and flammable and/or hazardous materials); as well as plan review for any new con- struction or remodels. Councilmember McGehee noted that this service is being provided by the City that any business would normally provide for themselves and their customers; and questioned if a fee could be applied for this service from a fire prevention stand- point as part of doing business in Roseville. Mayor Roe questioned if a fee could be charged. Chief O'Neill advised that he didn't know the answer at this time,but would per- form research to find out. Chief O'Neill advised that, to-date, the City had not charged a fee during his 25 year tenure; and he was not sure if that was a common practice in the market,but advised that he would report back on any such possibil- ity. Police Department Programs Overall, Police Chief Rick Mathwig advised that 87% of the budget per category were personnel costs based on time spent studies recently completed. Community Liaison (Code 1) Chief Mathwig advised that this was the work and interaction of the Community Resource Coordinator; with 2/3 of the department's volunteers coordinated through this position (e.g. neighborhood watch captains, park patrol, annual Night to Unit, etc.) Councilmember Laliberte expressed appreciation for clarifying that personnel cost upfront. Animal Control (Code 12) Chief Mathwig advised that this function was for animal control in the wee hours of the morning when Community Service Officers were not available. At the request of Mayor Roe, Chief Mathwig advised that some of this function could be deferred until a CSO became available; however, others needed immedi- ate resolution by the officer. Police Reports by Officer(Code 15) Chief Mathwig noted that this was mandatory to the rule of law; and in order to hold criminals accountable and process through court, that prosecution required reports.