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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD AUGUST 23, 1993 • MAYOR /COUNCIL REPORT - CONT. F) Hurr referred to the recent hearing for disciplinary action of a City employee. She noted that one of things not in the findings was that there be some notification in the paper that pending action was not upheld by the City Council. She asked that Goetten, who chaired the committee, review this notice. G) Jabbour stated they are very active in trying to bring in new enabling legislation for the LMCD. He talked with the DNR regarding the report of the Task Force. He wants it noted that the City of Orono has a minority opinion included. Hurr thought it unrealistic to expect something by the end of September but probably by the end of the year. POLICE CHIEF REPORT Sullivan provided a statistical update through the end of June. It shows the activity is virtually the same as last year. He expects July and August to be about the same as last year also. Part 1 refers to Felonies (8 of the most serious crimes as designated by the FBI), Part 2 includes other crimes (petty theft, misdemeanor, criminal damage to property, etc.), Part 3 is traffic with the exception of DWIs included in Part 2, and Parts 4 and 5 deal with service calls (medical accidents, found property, etc.). The information sheet will be provided on a monthly basis for future reference. The purpose of the report is to compare the previous year's activity and look • at the contract cities. The report tracks ICRs. Each time the Police Department receives a call for service or they self - initiate an activity, an ICR (Initial Complaint Report) is written. Routine jobs such as delivering Council packets are not written as ICRs. State reports would give greater detail if required. Sullivan noted most people who have things stolen from their yards do not recover them. 4 out of 5 burglaries are not solved nationally. Kelley asked how information could be supplied to the City Council on performance of the officers. Sullivan responded that it is difficult to evaluate but some indicators are absence of complaints and presence of letters of thank you. It is difficult to evaluate how many crimes are prevented by having patrol cars in the City. Hurr asked if there were yearly evaluations done on officers. Sullivan confirmed there were. Hurr asked if these same reports were given to contract cities. Sullivan replied that they received these same reports with a chronological listing of all calls. Each of the cities works with this information a little differently. Hurr asked -for more detailed information on the Orono report since it is available. Jabbour noted the local papers give detailed reports. 10 0