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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 32 City Manager Trudgeon alerted the City Council of several things, including their need to be aware that the analysis provided in the packet was predicated by num- bers from the Ramsey County Sheriff without any input from the City Manager or Police Chief. Mr. Trudgeon noted this analysis significantly underestimated cur- rent services, and while it had been suggested that estimates in the packet were equivalent of current staffing levels, he clarified that they were not accurate, with the services not recognizing the current 2-3 patrol officers, didn't recognize the current four patrol and seven investigators the City's Police Department had, nor did it recognize the services provided by community service officers within the department. With the cost estimates falling short of current staffing levels, City Manager Trudgeon noted it didn't accurately reflect current staffing and actually resulted in less service than the community currently received. Mr. Trudgeon noted that the City of Roseville's Police Department had more calls for service and more open cases than the other seven communities combined that participated in Ramsey County's service area. With less people in Roseville than proposed in Ramsey County, and the dedicated personnel toward those other seven communities, Mr. Trudgeon noted would more than double the County's work load, creating un- known implications. Mr. Trudgeon further noted per the additional deputy costs were additional costs that had not been factored in to the information provided. City Manager Trudgeon expressed concern in dealing with future cost increases for outsourcing policing services for the city, noting increasing costs far partici- pating cities using Ramsey County Sheriff services. Mr. Trudgeon reported that the current contract communities are seeing up to 6% increase for Ramsey County services for the 2017 budget and control of these costs are totally out of the hands of local city managers and their respective elected officials. Mr. Trudgeon advised that there was usually little room for the city to deny those increases. Also, Mr. Trudgeon asked what happened, and who the city turned to if an outsourcing model no longer warked and how it would fund starting over again to replaces it current equipment, squads, and personnel. Even with the goal stated by Councilmember McGehee was strictly from a finan- cial perspective, City Manager Trudgeon stated those figures shown in her analy- sis were not a truly accurate picture. Mr. Trudgeon noted such an analysis should take far more than finances into account, but also the policing service levels be- tween local and county officers, the quality of those services with Ramsey County having a totally different mission and service model than that currently found in Roseville. Mr. Trudgeon stated that simply showing calculations on a spread- sheet, does not provide a clear picture. Mr. Trudgeon described the hiring process for new police officers and the extensive screening, vetting and training, the city does compared to Ramsey County.and for example used the practice of hiring, vetting and training Roseville Police Officers with that of Ramsey County. Mr.