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<br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Strommen, Cook, Elvig, Olson, <br />and Pearson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Jeffrey. <br /> <br />Case #15: <br /> <br />ReportlUpdate on Joint Law Enforcement Council Meeting <br /> <br />Police Chief Way provided a report on the Joint Law Enforcement Meeting held on May 24, <br />2006, including the following infonnation: <br />. CID Committee: Cases were up 33% over the past year. <br />. Operations Committee: Rules manual fotradio usage was distributed. <br />. The Firearms Range is expected to make it through the next couple of years. <br />. Authorization of the use of $5,000 from the contingency fund to purchase a new back up <br />server for the county-wide records system. . <br />. Department of Records made a presentation on the offender re-entry program. <br />. Presentation on a two-year grant received by Anoka County in the amount of$450,OOO to <br />study the effects of meth-amphetamine on families, and focusing on women. The study <br />will be overseen by the County and will track what happens from the time of arrest, and <br />what happens to the children that are involved. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec asked if there will be a film presentation on the meth-amphetamine study. <br /> <br />Police Chief Way replied the study is being done through the County, and is for the purpose of <br />tracking, rather than education. . . <br /> <br />CQuncilmember Elvig inquired aboutthe 33% increase in CID cases. <br /> <br />Police Chief Way replied this increase is county-wide and includes felonies, sex crimes, and drug <br />cases. R;amsey's cro cases have not gone up significantly. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pearson stated the meth-amphetamine users are stealing in order to get money to <br />buy the methwamphetamine, which is one reason crime is up. He commended the Ramsey Police <br /> <br />City Council I June 27, 2006 <br />Page 20 of 24 <br /> <br />-11- <br />