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December 2, 2009 Mar�y police exper#s have written that nofhing i� law enforcement is more important than proper training. Numerous federal court decisions have indicated that police training is not a luxury but a criticaf responsibil�ty. Training ir� aspects of an officer's duties must be campleted privr ta the officer's exposure to thaf topic. City of Canton; Ohio � Harris, 1989, is a foundir�g decision on police fraining. In summary, the U. S. Supreme Court held that police officers may make mistakes and liability can only at�ach where tf�e city's failure-to-train reflec�s delibera�e indifference to the constitutionaf rig�ts af cifizens. Training should directly correspond �o recurring iasks of police work. Future limiting of iraining in the Department may ha�e ci�i! liability impfications. The attached spread sheet ir�dicates overtime accrued due to training has decreased since the a�ove measures have been implemented. The Department employs instructor levef trainers in several areas to include: Use of Force, Firearms, Emergency Vehicle Qperatians, and Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT). T�is affords aur Depar�ment the oppartunity to tailor the instruction to our own g€aidelines and �epartment policies and procedures. Each instructor requires periodic recertification at times and locations se� by the outside enfity which provides the instructor Ie�eI recertification. In�estiqations The "In�estigations" over�ime calumns are directly re[ated to prac�ssir�g major crimes in order ta comply with the rules of criminal procedure (see below) and are out o� the Department's cantral. Late Call The Department has made great strides in reducing the amount of accrued o�ertime relafed to officers and sergear�ts completing ca[Is for service and written reporfs after their assigned shift ends. In 2008, the D�partment's patrol staff af 37 maved from an. 8.5 to a 12 hour workday. This change allowed far more officers an pairol when calls for service are af their highest. The change also afforded officers the opportur�ify ta com�let� th� many reports required to document the important details of crimes befare the �nd of their assigned shifts. As the attached document indicates, the overtime associated rrvith °Late Call" has been reduced 66% since 2Q07. The Department alsa directs officers to compl�te minor reports upon fheir return to work the next shift rather than on an overtime basis. Still, o�ertime will be accrued as Minnesota Rules of C�imi�al Pracedure mandate suspects ta�Cen in�a custody must �e criminally charged or released fram custady within 36 hours of arrest. Ali reparts wf�icl� help to establish probable cause must be forwarded to the appropriate prasecuting attorney by noon of the firsf business day 4