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r <br />on mutual aid type incidents. If the two cities had independent police departments, with each city <br />paying the full costs of their officers, the officers would still respond to neighboring cities when <br />mutual aid assistance was requested. The types of assistance currently provided by the Long Lake <br />supplemental officers is the same as this mutual aid assistance. <br />Although the city of Long Lake pays 100% of the cost of the salary and benefits of the supplemental <br />officers, the city of Orono pays 69% of the costs of the vehicles, fuel, vehicle repairs, office support, <br />management and supervision, facility, and all other support costs related to the supplemental <br />officers. <br />Staffing Analysis <br />The basic idea behind cooperative service arrang'ments is to gain the benefits of economies of scale <br />and avoid duplication of staff, equipment, and lacilities. If each city was to have its own <br />independent police department, each would need, at a minimum, 24 hour staffing, <br />managerial/supervisory oversight, office support/records management, police squads and other <br />equipment, and a facility. <br />Although all cities are benefiting substantially through the current cooperative arrangement for <br />police services, there has been some concern expressed about whether the current allocation of costs <br />reflects the actual level of police service or police staffing needed. One way of analyzing this is to <br />determine the level of staffing each city would require if it operated an independent department. The <br />following is a rough analysis of staffing needs for each city assuming minimal reliance on mutual <br />aid from neighboring cities. <br />ORONO <br />Two officers on duty 24 hours/day <br />Sworn officer staffing level required 10 <br />Current total officers 16 <br />10 officers as a percentage of the total 62.5% <br />Orono's current share of police costs 53.3% <br />Difference between current share of police <br />costs and share based on 10 officers <br />9.2% <br />LONG LAKE <br />One officer on duty 24 hours/day <br />Sworn officer staffing level required 5 <br />Current total officers 16 <br />5 officers as a percentage of the total 31.3% <br />Long Lake's current share of police costs 18.0% <br />Difference benveen current share of police costs and 13.3% <br />share based on 5 officers <br />A-2 <br />~rtii Jk