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t <br />` �MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING — SEPTEMBER 23, 1991 <br />P9LICE SERVICE CONTRACT WITH LONG LAKE — CONT. <br />Jabbour felt they should cancel the contract as of October <br />1st and renegotiate the contract to include late payment and lack <br />of payment clause. <br />Barrett noted that to cancel the contract at this point and <br />renegotiate would take an enormous amount of time by staff. <br />Jabbour felt it had to be done. <br />Moorse asked what-type of cancellation clause the Council <br />was looking at. <br />Barrett noted that the City, at its sole discretion, could <br />cancel the contract and discontinue service in three months. <br />Goetten stated that we must be sure that the citizens of <br />Long Lake have adequate police coverage. She felt that we, are <br />entering the contract for next year's service thinking they are <br />going to live up to their end of the contract. <br />Jabbour stated that if Long Lake retaliates it -could end up <br />holding payment for any number of reasons. He felt that even if <br />the contract were cancelled, the police department would not need <br />to layoff people as we are currently understaffed. He stated <br />that if the contract is reinstated for 1992, two more persons <br />should be added to the police department. There currently is a <br />lot of overtime paid in that department. <br />Sullivan noted that the department is currently running one <br />person under authorized strength. <br />Jabbour asked how many persons would have to be added to <br />maintain adequate coverage under the contract. <br />Sullivan felt by adding one patrol officer, one investigator <br />and three part time persons to cover vacations and sick leave he <br />would have adequate coverage. <br />Jabbour withdrew his motion. <br />It was moved by Jabbour, seconded by Butler, to cancel the <br />contract with Long Lake as of October 1, 1991 and- start - <br />renegotiation of that contract to add a cancellation clause 'if <br />payment for the fourth quarter police service is received by <br />October 10, 1991. If payment is not received by the deadline <br />date, service will discontinue as of January 1, 1992. Ayes 3, <br />nays I. Mayor Peterson opposed the motion. <br />is <br />