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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 10, 2012 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 21 of 26 (12. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, Continued) McMillan stated when you are talking about people’s jobs and livelihoods, test driving is not really the best situation. Lein stated after three years the chief of police will know whether this is working out and Orono would then have the option to pull out of the contract. Lein stated he understands there are jobs involved but there is also the Orono community that has to be thought about. Farniok stated it was a tough decision. Since Mound is disbanding their police department, they wanted a longer contract. Mound understands their police department will not be coming back because of the startup costs. Farniok noted Mound wanted a longer contract than five years and had requested either a seven or eight year contract. Franchot stated this is Orono’s proposal to Mound and that Staff and the Police Department have looked at everything that Mr. Lien has raised. Franchot noted the contract guarantees the revenue and Orono retains control over the costs. Lein stated a lot of his questions are based on public perception and that some of it is coming from Mound. Franchot commented he did attend the Mound City Council meeting and that Mound has spent a lot of time thinking about this proposal as has Orono. Franchot stated in his view the questions are valid but that the City Council and Police Chief have answered them. Franchot stated he can assure Mr. Lein that there was no rush to judgment. While it was done expeditiously, it was not a rush judgment and it was not a foregone conclusion. Franchot stated this contract has been looked at almost entirely from Orono's perspective. Printup stated in his view that is exactly why the vote tonight should be postponed for a couple of weeks to allow the public to comment on it. It is the public's view that this is already a done deal. Franchot noted this item was published beforehand. Printup stated it has not been publicized in the same way it was publicized in Mound. McMillan noted a motion has been made to table this item to the September 24th meeting. VOTE: Ayes 1, Nays 4, Bremer, McMillan, Rahn, and Franchot opposed. Rahn stated he would like separate motions on the contract and the organizational chart. McMillan asked if the police chief is comfortable with that option. Farniok stated they are looking at an internal candidate for the deputy chief position but that they need to start assigning tasks in the near future. Farniok indicated a two week delay could be managed but a four week delay would be difficult. Rahn stated in his view it would be good to table the other items for two weeks. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/24/2012 Approval of Council Minutes 09/10/2012 [Page 21 of 26]