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TO; <br />PROM: <br />DATE: <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />June 5, 1985 <br />SOBJECT: Crime Prevention Fund <br />In 1983 the City Council passed a resolution authorizing the <br />establishment of a non-profit crime prevention fund for which <br />articles of incorporation as a non-profit had been drafted. The <br />remaining action that needed to implement the program was <br />solication of names and appointments of individuals as the <br />original members, a minimum of five persons, to commence the <br />organization. Establishment of the organization as outlined is <br />typical of such crime prevention fui.ds in the Metropolitan Twin <br />City area. <br />Staff is bringing back the formation of the crime prevention <br />fund to get Council direction on the following: <br />A. Establishment - Whether they want to continue and <br />have such an organization established. <br />B.Initial Directors - If so give staff names of <br />possible candidates for initial established member­ <br />ship hat staff would then contact to see if there <br />is ar .nterest by June 24th. <br />C.Appointment - Given the interests staff would bring <br />back recc 'nendation on July 8th for appointment of <br />those individuals followed by review of the articles <br />of incorporation by the City Attorney with an <br />estimaced date initial organization meeting by <br />August 15th. <br />D.Scope of^ ® final <br />c^nsideration for the Council for the 2 4th in <br />relationship to appointment of initial individuals <br />is whether this would be an Orono based organization <br />or based on the area that the Orono Police. <br />Department serves. <br />It is staffs recommendation that such a crime prevention fund and <br />organization would provide the City with a focus for its crime <br />prevention efforts and provide an avenue for interested <br />individuals to assist in this area. <br />I