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City of Long Lake Police Services Agreement Update <br />The current sharing of cost savings, or allocation of costs, appears to be reasonable from two <br />different perspectives. The first is the level of police activity, i.e. number of crimes and <br />number of officer contacts, in each city. The police activity in the four cities, and <br />particularly in Long Lake, is roughly equivalent to the overall allocation of costs among the <br />cities (see pages 3 and 4 of the December 9 memo to the Long Lake Police Commission- <br />Attachment A). <br />The second comparative perspective is based on a rough staffing analysis assuming each city <br />would have an independent police department (see pages 2 and 3 of the December 9 memo <br />to the Long Lake Police Commission). The rough staffing analysis shows that the overall <br />staffing level for the 4 cities would be 25% greater without a cooperative arrangement for <br />police ser/ices. Also, based on a rough analysis of each city's individual staffing needs, <br />Orono's share of this 25% greater cost would be approximately 30%, Long Lake's would be <br />approximately 44%, and Spring Park's would be approximately 25%. This analysis provides <br />an indication that the current allocation of cost savings among the participating cities is fairly <br />reasonable. <br />it': <br />Each city has its own unique character and needs, and each city should pay for police <br />services according to the level of police service needed and desired. Although it is true that <br />Orono's costs for police service would increase significantly if Long Lake was no longer a <br />part of the cooperative arrangement, staff does not believe it would be possible for Long <br />Lake to obtain the current high level of service at a low'er cost through an alternative method <br />of police service provision. Staff believes the city of Long Lake is receiving a high level of <br />service and a very good value for the amount it is paying for police services. It may be <br />reasonable to tweak the cost to Long Lake a bit; such as to somewhat reduce the hourly rate <br />for the supplemental officers, if a patrol loop through a portion of Orono can be established <br />similar to the patrol loop in Navarre that is part of the Spring Park agreement. <br />If the city of Long Lake believes a more substantial change in their police costs is needed, <br />it may be that it is not possible for Orono to meet their expectations in terms of cost and <br />service. The city of Long Lake may need to determine whether another provider could <br />provide them with police services at the cost and level they desire. <br />I r BACKGROUND <br />Current Service Levels and Cost Allocation <br />Orono currently provides two levels of police service to the city of Long Lake. <br />1. Basic Service. This is 24 hour emergency response and all overhead costs and general