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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, September 10, 2012 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> Page 16 of 26 <br /> <br />(12. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, Continued) <br /> <br />organizational chart. Rahn asked if there is a reason they ran the surveys without the number of <br />employees. <br /> <br />Farniok stated there were several options available for the survey and that he elected to put in a number <br />for the population but he did not put in the number of officers. Farniok stated he cannot remember what <br />the options were to choose from and whether there was something that was close to what Orono has. <br />Farniok stated a lot of the surveys use population size and community size and that he used the combined <br />populations of Orono and Mound. <br /> <br />Rahn asked how the Police Department is dealing with the possible temporary status of some of these <br />positions. Rahn stated 10 years from now when the contract ends there will likely be some issues to deal <br />with and that there needs to be some due diligence done tonight. Rahn asked what would happen if one <br />of Orono's sergeants moves to the deputy chief position and in ten years the contract is not renewed. <br /> <br />Loftus noted there is a three year notice provision in the contract and a mutually punishing provision that <br />requires Mound to pay half of any unemployment or termination costs if the contract is terminated. <br />Loftus indicated that should help with the planning into the future. <br /> <br />Rahn commented that helps somewhat but that there should be some language that the position could only <br />be a 10-year position. <br /> <br />Bremer stated that is true with any position. Orono has two other contract cities currently and those <br />issues could arise with those contracts. Overall staffing goes up when your contracts go up and staffing <br />goes down when the contracts go down. <br /> <br />Rahn stated as it concerns the officers, if the contract is not renewed ten years from now, would it become <br />an issue for the union of who would be terminated. <br /> <br />Farniok stated it would depend on seniority and that to his recollection the deputy chief individual would <br />move down to a lower position and the least senior person would be let go. <br /> <br />Mattick stated they have worked out a memorandum of understanding with LELS that says that in the <br />event of a layoff, they will start with anyone hired after the effective date of the contract, second would be <br />any Mound officers, and third would be existing Orono officers. <br /> <br />Rahn stated he has a concern that if the contract is not renewed, the Police Department is required to keep <br />the deputy chief position. <br /> <br />Mattick noted the City is not bound contractually with that position and that the City has the right to <br />restructure the department. <br /> <br />Farniok stated they would restructure the organizational chart when given a three-year notice and that the <br />positions would be eliminated once the contract expires. <br /> <br />Franchot commented he is very comfortable with the due diligence that has been done and that the <br />contract is structured well. Franchot stated his only question related to understanding why a deputy chief <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/24/2012 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 09/10/2012 <br />[Page 16 of 26]