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D�cember 2, 2009 <br />foilowing the arrest in order to comply with this manda#e. In addition, Ramsey <br />County courts require the completion of a Probabl� Cause ta Detain form on all <br />suspects held o�er the weekend and h�lidays on gross misdemeanor and felony <br />offenses. Arr�sting offic�rs must complete written in�Forma�ion ta justi�Fy th� eontinued <br />deten�ion: This adds to the amount of manda�ed paperwork. <br />Holida <br />This categary depicts the amount of overtime accrue� by patrol personnel working <br />on state defined halidays. This is a contractual obligation. <br />FTO <br />The final topic on the overtime spreadsheet is "FTO" which is defined as Field <br />Training Officer. As stated previously, officers hand[e many types of incidents and <br />are expected to handle them pr�fessionally immediately. A new officer in �Y�e <br />Department must pass an arduous Field Training OfFicer (FTO) program befare <br />beginning solo patrol. Th�s training program �asts a minimum of four months. New <br />officers are closely graded �n all aspects of ihe job. The job of a trainer in the FTO <br />program is one of the most important training pasitions in the Depar�ment. As sucf�, <br />far over twenty years, the Department has compensated trainers with s�raigh� <br />compensatary time far each day of trair�ing: This payment is minor compared with <br />the enormaus efforts of t�e trainers during the FTO training �rogram. <br />In s�mmary, �umerous forces affect the accrual of a�ertime in the Palice <br />Department and many of them are beyond the Depa�tmenf's control. I would ask the <br />Council be made aware of fhe concerns addressed in this memorandum. <br />5 <br />