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position focused on criminal sexual crimes assuming the grant agreement with Ramsey County <br />is approved by the City Council and Ramsey County Board. <br />Due to the limited resources available in the 2020 budget cycle and the uncertainty on whether <br />there will be a need to fill the two Commitment to Diversity position, I have only included one <br />Commitment to Diversity Police Officer to be funded as part of the 2020 budget. <br />I have included funding for the NYFS partnership and the human trafficking details in the <br />proposed 2020 budget. <br />Total new levy costs for the Police Department staffing requests included in City Manager’s <br />proposed 2020 budget: <br /> <br />New Police Officers (2)* $193,760 <br />Funding for Commitment to Diversity Police Officers (1)$ 96,880 <br /> Total $290,640 <br />*An additional police investigator position will be included in the 2020 budget if funding from <br />Ramsey County is received. There will be no levy impact for this position in 2020. <br />Fire Department <br />Beginning in 2015, the Roseville Fire Department began the transition to afull-time firefighter <br />staffing model. To date, there are now 15 full-time firefighters (in addition to the Fire Chief and <br />Assistant Fire Chief). In 2018, the City Council received a presentation from the Fire <br />Department regarding future staffing needs. As outlined, the Fire Department determined that <br />an additional nine firefighters were needed to properly staff for currentFire Department needs. <br />As a result of the additional nine firefighters, each of the 24-hour shifts would have eight <br />firefighters on-duty compared to just five currently. <br /> <br />As indicated during the Fire Department’s presentation, the additional staffing is needed due to: <br /> Increased development during the past several years, especially among facilities <br />that require a heavy-resourced response by the Fire Department, such as senior <br />multi-family housing and assisted living units <br /> Shrinking base of part-time firefighters, resulting in an inconsistent ability and <br />delay in arriving for call-back assistance for critical incidents and coverage for <br />additional emergencies <br /> Increases in number of calls that the Fire Department is responding to that are <br />stretching the ability of the Fire Department to respond to multiple emergencies at <br />the same time in a consistent manner. <br /> The need to stay compliant with the National Fire Protection Association <br />recommendations regarding the number of firefighters on the fire ground to keep <br />the public and firefighters safe. <br />Page 14 of 19 <br /> <br />