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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 25, 2006 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />(15. POLICE SERVICE CONTRACT, Continued) <br /> <br />Good stated she is not able to predict whether the number of calls to Long Lake will be decreased and that <br />it is important to service the whole area. Good stated they would end up with a hole in their roster if the <br />force is reduced by one officer, and that they would be required, when people are taking leave of some <br />type, to fill that position with an overtime officer. Good stated there is not an easy answer to the council’s <br />questions. <br /> <br />Sansevere stated he is not suggesting that the department reduce an officer’s position. <br /> <br />Murphy stated if there is not some type of agreement between the two cities, the hours of protection to <br />Long Lake would need to be reduced to 35 hours. Murphy reiterated that it needs to be fully explained to <br />Long Lake exactly what services will no longer be provided and what services would be provided. <br /> <br />Good stated if that position is not funded eventually, it would in all likelihood be eliminated. <br /> <br />Murphy stated he was simply trying to propose an alternative to buy some time to allow the two cities to <br />sort through the issues that should be addressed. <br /> <br />Gilbert stated the contract has been discussed in previous years and that if Long Lake had not chosen to <br />change their level of service, in all likelihood the contract would have remained as is. <br /> <br />Murphy stated in his view this issue should have been addressed a long time ago. <br /> <br />Sansevere stated there are repercussions that the City of Long Lake and Orono will feel from this decision <br />and that those should be taken into consideration. <br /> <br />Gilbert stated the City of Long Lake tried to take those into consideration prior to their decision. <br /> <br />Sansevere encouraged the police chief and the Mayor of Long Lake begin discussions now rather than <br />wait until all interested parties are able to meet. <br /> <br />Peterson stated the City of Orono needs to respect Long Lake’s decision, and inquired how the good will <br />gesture would be perceived by Long Lake. <br /> <br />Gilbert stated he views it as a good will gesture on the part of Orono and that in his view the contract <br />should be reviewed and perhaps rewritten. Gilbert stated it is possible the Long Lake City Council will <br />find that it was not a good decision but that at the time it was made, based on the information that was <br />before them, they felt it was a good decision. <br /> <br />McMillan nominated Council Members Murphy and White to meet with the City of Orono. <br /> <br />McMillan moved, White seconded, to draft an agreement to be sent to Long Lake which would <br />start dialogue that would outline a good will gesture for six months of continuation of police <br />protection for the first six months of 2007, beginning with an agreement on setting the criteria for <br />how that decision will be made, subject to the agreement being accepted by the City of Long Lake. <br />VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 2, Peterson and Sansevere Opposed. <br /> <br /> <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />PAGE 12 of 14 <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda 10/09/06 <br />Approval of Minutes 09/25/06 [Page 12 of 14]