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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 27, 2012 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 11 (3. POLICE SERVICE PROPOPSAL TO MOUND, Continued) Farniok confirmed that it is normal to respond to an emergency in another zone. Prior to creating zones, the patrol car couldn’t leave the Spring Park area to respond to an outside call. Zones allow the closest patrol car to respond, even if the call is across the boundary. Then another officer will go and cover the area the first officer left. Bremer noted the other contract cities are aware of this proposal and that the Police Commission has reviewed this proposal thoroughly. Bremer stated the City needs to be aware of all of the advantages and disadvantages of the proposal since this is a 10-year contract. A longer contract is to Orono's advantage but that everyone needs to understand the City of Orono will be bound for ten years and that there likely are unknowns that have not been considered through this process. Bremer noted Orono no longer has an agreement with Spring Park where Orono provides one designated patrol officer. Bremer stated the contract cities have been great to work with and that there is a police commission meeting scheduled for the first week in September. Farniok stated as it relates to calls for service, Mound had 12,193 and Orono had 13,933. The response time for Mound is 4.12 minutes and Orono is 5.74 minutes. Farniok stated in his opinion these are good response times given the layout of the roads and geographic areas. The Police Department monitors these times carefully and they have been consistent for the past three or four years. Franchot noted the Mound City Council will be voting on the contract tomorrow tonight. Printup asked how the Police Department and the City’s PERA contribution will be affected by the addition of the 10 officers. Olson stated PERA is paid as a percentage of the employee wage. If there are more employees and more wages, PERA would increase, but that has been factored into the pro forma budget that was discussed earlier. Printup asked where citation revenues go in the budget. Farniok indicated the ticket revenue would go to the city that issued the ticket. Printup asked whether it would go into the General Fund or the Police Department Fund. Farniok stated they would go into the General Fund. Bremer noted Orono budgets for fine revenue as much as possible based on past history. McMillan noted there is a provision in the contract for dispute resolution that will hopefully make the process go smoothly in the event of a disagreement. McMillan noted both cities are committed to the contract and that it will benefit both communities. The City Council took no formal action on this item. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 09/10/2012 Approval of Council Minutes 08/27/2012 [Page 3 of 11]