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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, May 29, 2012 <br />• 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(4. 2011 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, Continued) <br />The Government -wide Financial Data chart shows the City's cash and investments, expenses, and <br />expendable net assets. The amount of cash and investments has remained constant from 2010 to 2011. In <br />2009 there was a decrease in cash due to the Casco Point project. <br />Hoffman noted the City's future debt service is projected to decrease over the next five years. The tax <br />rate comparison was obtained from the League of Minnesota Cities and shows that Orono is at 14.9 <br />percent, which is the lowest among the cities shown on the chart. There are 140 cities contained within <br />Region 11, and the average tax rate among cities with a population of 5,000 to 9,999 is 38 percent. In <br />comparison to other cities in the area; Orono is the lowest at 15 percent, with Medina the next lowest at <br />18 percent. <br />Hoffman noted there will be two new GASB standards that will become effective in 2013. GASB No. 61, <br />the Financial Reporting Entity, becomes effective in 2013 and modifies previous requirements for' <br />inclusion of component wits, such as the City's HRA. In addition, GASB No. 62, Codification of <br />Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance, goes into effect in 2012, and potentially impacts <br />accounting policies followed by the proprietary funds. <br />Hoffman noted the City has received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial <br />Reporting for 2010. The City also received that award in 2009. <br />is The City Council took no formal action on this item. <br />5. ANNUAL POLICE REPORT — POLICE CHIEF CORREY FARNIOK <br />Farniok presented the Orono City Council with the 2011 Orono Police Department Annual Report. <br />Farniok noted in 2011 Orono had just under 14,000 calls for service, with the majority of those being <br />traffic stops. The response time analysis shows an average response time of 5.74 minutes on priority calls <br />and an overall response time for all calls of 7.78 minutes. <br />The majority of the crimes in the area consist of thefts, followed by burglaries. The Police Department is <br />seeing a 56 percent increase in property crimes for 2012 and is consistent with the other cities in the area. <br />Farniok stated part of the reason for the increase is the fact that more individuals are coming out to this <br />area and committing crimes. <br />Some of the investigations that involved a fair amount of time on the part of the police department <br />involved a felony fraud case, a second degree criminal sexual conduct, theft by swindle, felony burglary, <br />and felony theft/fraud. There were two arson investigations in 2011. Neither of those cases ended in <br />criminal charges due to the difficulty of proving there was arson, but they did reveal a better way to <br />investigate suspected arson cases. <br />The West Metro Drug Task Force seized illegal drugs in 2011 with a street value of $5,121,644.15. In <br />addition, 12 firearms were seized and 59 search warrants were executed. The Drug Task Force is seeing <br />more crimes associated with prescription pills. The annual budget for the West Metro Drug Task Force is <br />• $280,486. Forfeited cash received was approximately $132,000 in 2011. <br />Farniok stated for the first quarter of 2012, they are seeing a rise in general thefts as well as drug activity. <br />The use of heroin is increasing in the area. The Police Department is also seeing an upward trend in use <br />Page 3 of 10 <br />