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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 42 tive ways. With 525,000 residents in Ramsey County and only 34,000 residents in Roseville, Councilmember Etten opined the city could only control that interac- tion when done by a local police force. In conclusion, Councilmember Etten stated he never wanted to lose the right to hear and discuss things like this together; but stated he would not and could not support such a proposal. Councilmember Laliberte Councilmember Laliberte thanked the public for their comments and concurred with several of them, as well as the majority of her colleagues. Councilmember Laliberte commended Councilmember McGehee's work in presenting a bold pro- posal to the City Council and Roseville community. Any time the City Council could take a hard or different look at the budget, Councilmember Laliberte opined was a good exercise. However, Councilmember Laliberte questioned if this would have been her choice for a place to look. Councilmember Laliberte stated she saw public safety as a responsibility and core function for local government, and not one she'd feel comfortable contracting out. While agreeing with the need for accountability and transparency, Councilmem- ber Laliberte noted that could be easily addressed with policies that could be changed periodically. Councilmember Laliberte noted there was information that could be put forth, in- cluding addressing frequent comments she heard and their desire for more police presence on their streets and in their neighborhoods. While being appreciative of looking at anything closer in the budget, Councilmember Laliberte stated she was not in favor of contracting out public safety and police services. Mayor Roe Mayor Roe echoed the comments of Councilmember Laliberte, while expressing his personal respectful appreciation for Councilmember McGehee taking the time and effort in researching and preparing her proposal in an attempt to save the city money. Mayor Roe stated he had looked seriously at the proposal and had performed his own analysis through that process. Mayor Roe reviewed some of that analysis as follows. Regarding the operating budget numbers, Mayor Roe noted City Hall capital ex- penditures would remain regardless of whether or not the police department was housed there. Mayor Roe noted the city had and continued to pay for its debt ser- vice per statutory requirements, whether or not it involved the local police de- partment. Mayor Roe noted that City Hall would still need to be maintained, with