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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,August 27,2012 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (3. POLICE SERVICE PROPOPSAL TO MOUND, Continued) <br /> Farniok confirmed that it is normal to respond to an emergency in another zone. Prior to creating zones, <br /> the patrol car couldn't leave the Spring Park area to respond to an outside call. Zones allow the closest <br /> patrol car to respond, even if the call is across the boundary. Then another officer will go and cover the <br /> area the first officer left. <br /> Bremer noted the other contract cities are aware of this proposal and that the Police Commission has <br /> reviewed this proposal thoroughly. Bremer stated the City needs to be aware of all of the advantages and <br /> disadvantages of the proposal since this is a 10-year contract. A longer contract is to Orono's advantage <br /> but that everyone needs to understand the City of Orono will be bound for ten years and that there likely <br /> are unknowns that have not been considered through this process. <br /> Bremer noted Orono no longer has an agreement with Spring Park where Orono provides one designated <br /> patrol officer. Bremer stated the contract cities have been great to work with and that there is a police <br /> commission meeting scheduled for the first week in September. <br /> Farniok stated as it relates to calls for service,Mound had 12,193 and Orono had 13,933. The response <br /> time for Mound is 4.12 minutes and Orono is 5.74 minutes. Farniok stated in his opinion these are good <br /> response times given the layout of the roads and geographic areas. The Police Department monitors these <br /> times carefully and they have been consistent for the past three or four yeaxs. <br /> Franchot noted the Mound City Council will be voting on the contract tomorrow tonight. <br /> Printup asked how the Police Department and the City's PERA contribution will be affected by the <br /> addition of the 10 officers. <br /> Olson stated PERA is paid as a percentage of the employee wage. If there are more employees and more <br /> wages,PERA would increase,but that has been factored into the pro forma budget that was discussed <br /> earlier. <br /> Printup asked where citation revenues go in the budget. <br /> Farniok indicated the ticket revenue would go to the city that issued the ticket. <br /> Printup asked whether it would go into the General Fund or the Police Department Fund. <br /> Farniok stated they would go into the General Fund. <br /> Bremer noted Orono budgets for fine revenue as much as possible based on past history. <br /> McMillan noted there is a provision in the contract for dispute resolution that will hopefully make the <br /> process go smoothly in the event of a disagreement. McMillan noted both cities are committed to the <br /> contract and that it will benefit both communities. <br /> The City Council took no formal action on this item. <br /> ------- ----- ------------ --- -- Page 3 of 11 __--------------------—------ <br />