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��GULAR PIEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 23, 1978 Page 73 '?'he credit card sales for the year were $7, 292 and LIQUOR STORE REPORT :7e cost of credit to the operation was $3II5. The (Continued) redit sales amounted to 3. 460 of the gross sales �f 1977 from July 1 (the approximate point of . _nitial use) to Decer.lber 31 and the credit expense as 0. 18% of gross �a�es. Massengale moved, A4ayor Van Nest seconded, to accept the 1977 Liquor Store Report, per the above memo. Motion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0) . Pesek noved, t�layor Van Nest seconded, to change COUPdCIL PZEETINGS the startinc� tirle for the Gity _Council neetings from STARTING TIME 7:00 P.M. to 7: 30 P.Pd. Motion, Ayes (1) - Nays (4) . Motion failed. Dick Benson, City Adr,linistrator, discussed the • CITY OF INDEPENDENCE request from the City of Independence requesting POLICE SERVICE RE�UEST a stater.lent of interest in providing police service for that City. The letter from the City of Independence to Chief I;ilbo, dated February l, 1978 states: At our January organization meeting, the Independence �ity Council appointed a Citizens ' Advisory Committee on Police Services to: l. assess community police service needs 2, investigate alternatives to satisfying those needs 3, quanti�y those alternatives in terr.is of costs, long term cor,unitments, etc. 4, recomr_iend, if appropriate, an alternative to implement The comriittee has met twice and has now asked me to request from you and other local police denartments a statement of interest in working with us, and--if the interest is there--they further request a sar►ple contract for protection services, including a description of services pr_ovided, cost, and an implementation schedule. At the sar,ie January rneeting, the Council appointed me Chairman of Police Services, and, apart fror_1 the request of the Citizens ' Advisory Commission, I would appreciate a staternent of if and how our existin_q police could be woven into your plan. To hel� you respond to that, we have two full tine and one part time officers on our force, plus a ninimum of ec�uipment. The Council asked the Corumission to return with a recomr�lendation by P4arch 14, Your expression of interest and estimated costs in time to support that schedule is appreciated. If you have any questions, please call me at 378-4080; Earl Taylor, Clerk of Independence, at 479-2773; or Phil ��ar►ilton, Corunission Chairr.lan, at 479-1441. Jerry iievissen, P4ayor of Independence (Continued)