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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 37 Mr. Callaghan admitted he wouldn't have chosen the police department first, but since it was currently on the table, he suggested considering looking at it. Mr. Callaghan opined Roseville had a great department, but also opined it had prob- 1ems, especially when the Police Chief repeatedly told him that he won't take ac- tions for a local entity breaking state law, it caused him to have a problem. John O'Brien, 2103 Cohansey Blvd. Also retired and on a fixed income, Mr. O'Brien noted he'd been involved with his local neighborhood watch program and had coordinated it over the last few years, and it had been in existence for 25 years as part of Roseville's extended outreach by the Roseville Police Department. Overall, Mr. O'Brien opined that the department's communication efforts are ex- cellent, and their professionalism was evident as he had gotten to know the offic- ers better when attending Roseville U and the Police Citizen's Academy. Mr. O'Brien referenced several of the outreach efforts of the department (e.g. Coffee with a Cop; Monthly Activity Summary; outreach to immigant communities; Soccer Camp; and Shop with a Cop as some examples). Mr. O'Brien stated that he was highly skeptical that Ramsey County can provide the same high level of crime prevention and law enforcement to Roseville and ad- dress Roseville-specific needs. Even though he is on a fixed income, Mr. O'Brien opined some things are more important than cost, and this is one of them. Mr. O'Brien further opined that citi- zens were getting great value for their tax dollar, and agreed with the previous speaker that the department could use more staffing to even better meet those community needs. In conclusion, Mr. O'Brien opined that any financial savings in switching police providers were far outweighed by the high accessibility of the local and able Roseville Police Department. Brad Koland, 1926 Gluek Lane In his personal review of Councilmember McGehee's documentation, Mr. Koland opined it had been very well done. Mr. Koland provided his comparisons using 2014 information and Roseville Pa- trol Officer full-time equivalency (FTE) used in the proposal and those currently available in Roseville, with his calculations showing that it would actually cost $10,000 more per patrol officer than the current staffing model compared to that proposed by Ramsey County. Referencing Councilmember McGehee's Execu- tive Summary, Mr. Koland agreed that there may be no loss of benefits or pen- sions for Roseville officers, but stated he was not convinced the numbers accu- rately reflected the potential loss of employrnent potential for some existing offic- ers.