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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,June 11,2018 7:00 o'clock p.m. 7. APPROVAL OF PROMOTION OF SERGEANT Seals moved,Dankey seconded,to approve the promoHon of Tim Sonnek to Sergeant with the Orono Police Department. VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. Mayor Walsh adrninistered the oath of office to Timothy Sonnek. PRESENTATION 12. HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 Samantha Kleinfelt and Sheriff Richard Stanek were present from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Richard Stanek addressed the Orono City Council regarding the activities of the Hennepin County Sheriffls Office and their collaborative efforts with the Orono Police Department. The Sheriff's Office partners with local law enforcement agencies,the forensics sciences division,and helps address the opioid crisis and violent crime in the area. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office was incorporated in l 852 and there have been 27 different sheriffs since that time,with only three different sheriffs in the past 70 years. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office covers 1.3 million residents,556.2 square miles, 104 named lakes and three rivers,280 miles of lakes and waterways,45 municipalities,361oca1 police deparhnents,and nine federal law enforcement partners. Stanek noted the sherif�'is the chief law enforcement officer in the County and that he works for the residents of the county in addition to working with mayors,city councils,and a number of state and local legislators. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has eight lines of business,including managing the jail,providing court security for eight courthouses,patrolling the area,working with the Drug Task Forces,crime investigations,dispatch,and working with the crime lab. Hennepin County has one of three accredited DNA crime labs in Minnesota,which is also internationally accredited. Stanek stated opioid deaths over the past five years have continued to rise. In 2016 there were 153 opioid deaths in Hennepin County, 175 in 2017,and 38 through March of this year. Stanek stated they are on par to average 175 deaths in 2018,if not more,which is a 55 percent increase over the past five years. To help address the opioid crisis,the Sheriff's Office has implemented a#NOverdose campaign,conduct Naloxone/NARCAN advocacy,and have implemented Drug Take-Back programs. Stanek noted patrol officers can now carry NARCAN. In addition to the aforementioned activities,the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has a Violent Offender Task Force and Drug Task Forces,including the Southwest Hennepin and West Metro Drug Task Force. The Orono Police Department is a member of the WMDTF and several arrests were made in 2017 with the support of the Orono Police Department. Crosby asked if there are certain drugs that are the more pressing issue. Page 3 of 20