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<br />... 2 .. <br /> <br />then another 40 hours for a different firm, which was a reference to the fact <br />that the police officers are holding down other full time ,jobs. <br />Mr. Peterson answered by s*"ng that the present pa;r, $1.60 per hour is so low <br />that the men must hold other jobs. Mr. Peterson also said that the Village is very <br />fort'Wfate to have such capable yo~ men as they have at the present and also mentioned <br />that the Mayor is a full ~ime profjssor at the University of .linnesota and is carrying <br />out his 4Gb on the Council. ~ <br /> <br />MaYor Kitts asked the cooperation of officers Schwartz, Goneau, and Bohlman in <br />he1ping maintain order. <br /> <br />Police officer, Eugene. Tretter, reported that the po1ice department is all for <br />progress. He told the Council that he was not opposed to taking an "unbiased and fair" <br />examination. Mr. Tretter a1¡so told of the courses of tr~ that members of the <br />police department had received, and thanked the people for the interest they showed by <br />coming out to this meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Kitts reported that the St. Paul Police Department,> Civil Service Department, <br />and Ramsey County Sheriffs have offered their services and will cooperate in conducting <br />examinations. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson read from the statutes and told that Policemen cannot be prohibited <br />from obtaining money from jobs which do not effect the inefficiency of their police work. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson read eleven lett,Ørs from various police agencies and citizens commending <br />the police department for their fine works. At this point" Mr. Peterson also mentioned <br />that an examination based on 40 percent written and 60 ¡:e rcent oral was too "loaded". <br />Mayor Kitts replied that his intention was to emphasise the oral portiÐn to ;,dd members <br />of the present, most of whom have been out of school fof some time, and mentioned again <br />that this was his own tpinion. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson stated that if the Council would favor the civil service set up as <br />provided by state law, he would retract any charges he has made against the Council. <br /> <br />The Mayor said that it was not his intention to remove present members off the police <br />force or criticize any of them, but o~ to stud¡y the sJ.tuatiøn. <br /> <br />J ames Kerwin told Ðf a case of Herb Bohlman I s with which tœ was familiar and was <br />of the opinion that Mr. Bohlman should be commended for catching tve youngsters who <br />ware responsible fOrþtealing fourteen cars. <br /> <br />Mr. Chalupski, speaking as a resident, suggested the Council follow the procedure <br />in operations of police departmentS set up in the statutes as a lot of work has been <br />put into them for the benefit of Villages by the legislature. <br /> <br />The Mayor stated that he had learned many things from this meeting, &hat the present <br />police depar'bnent has his full support, that he will try to keep the public informed" <br />and that he appreciated the peoples indutgence in the matter. With this the meeting <br />was concluded. <br /> <br />Mayor <br /> <br />ß~. .__~~ <br />Cler <br />