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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 24, 2014 Page 39 Councilmember Willmus requested sample ordinances from surrounding commu- nities who have implemented the APS in order to compare the proposed ordinance from staff with those cities already using this tool. At the request of Mayor Roe, Chief Mathwig advised that he anticipated the fees to fully cover the wages and benefits for an office; with Mayor Roe requesting subsequent information regarding aggregate and minor transaction fee compari- sons to the chart, as well as comparison information on the number of days al- lowed for holding items, and also transactions. Discussion ensued regarding annual license fees, proposed to be reduced, and transaction fees still being reviewed, but anticipated per transaction, excluding those under$10.00 but still recorded. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Chief Mathwig advised that the initial implementation and number of transactions and their fees in comparison to the cost of an officer, would be a"learn as we go"process until more established data was available. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Chief Mathwig ad- vised that the impetus to pursue this was part of the department's goals and ongo- ing special training for officers in crime scene investigation; and the obvious need found for more documentation than was currently available to fulfill the problem solving policing through partnering with societal efforts, not just those efforts of the Police Department itself. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Chief Mathwig advised that this proposed officer was separate from the previously- discussed commercial patrol officer, and identified as a new need. Councilmember McGehee questioned if a $10,000 surety bond was adequate; and requested additional information from other communities on that amount as well; opining that the transaction fee triggering the surety bond was too low and created a lot of extra work when the minimal fee was waived and could not compensate the business owner and be too onerous to process the paperwork and enter the da- ta into the computer network. At the request of Councilmember Etten, Lt. Schneider spoke to how the proposed APS system would be more effective than the current business by business track- ing process; and provided example cases. With Councilmember Etten observing that individual dealers making available stolen property lists to other dealers, Chief Mathwig advised that the current sys- tem was difficult to pursue, especially with burglaries; referencing the 2013 stolen or lost material list versus the 10% actually recovered and returned to victims, as displayed on graphs. Chief Mathwig advised that the goal was to get that recov- ery percentage higher; and that the APS was helpful in tracking people, including family members, cleaning people and others victims knew and getting that infor- mation into the system by name so notification was processed as soon as that