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FINANCE COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Finance Committee conducted a regular meeting on the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153' Nowthen Boulevard NW, Members Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec Councilmember Susan E. Councilmember Margaret .... y Councilmember Terry sen Councilmember Gerald~~an 22, Also Present: City Administrator Finance Officer Diana Lund Director of Public Works/Fire Police.~fDa¥id Gustafson Mayor Gamec called the re~lar meeting*b~the Fi~afi~b':Co~f~:4~6 order at 5:30 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT..~,, mw:~ ~ere was nond~':,/' '¢,<x. ' COM~TEE BUSINESS? Case ~1: "'Barrels Totr~ M2~ 6-~;J:~'~:~5 Porte .C~ef Gusta~ stated that in 1998, CiW Council au~ofized ~e Police Dep~ent to secure s~x su~lus niles ~0m Ce U.S. Dep~ment of Defense. S~ce ~e hfles have ~ved, all officers ~'n~ the Depament;:have been ~a~ed in ~e use and are now fmili~ with ~ese rifles. A~h~nt acces~p~'f:~quipment such as tactical lights for right use and dual mo mag~ines haVe'been pur~5~ed kom the drag fo~eimre account. ~e ~ds wi~ ~s account st~ kom wh'~t:~'~is seized during n~cotics ~ests ~d ~en later forfeited ~ough the legal process in ci~'~u~. ~e rifles ~ved at the Rmsey Police Dep~ent wi~ ofi~nal lengh 2~ )~:...ba=els, which ~ere.. st~dard issue in ~e 1960's, ~d were absent ~e Wpes of fl~h suppression :~;?devices no~ a~ailable, on later model ba~els of sho~er len~. ~e fl~h suppression de~ces ~e 0f:~eat potential value if ~e rifles need to used at night because they retmd the m~zle fl~h which disto~s the shoot~s night vision capabilities for a few seconds a~er each round is fired. · h'~.~a~els that would be purchased are ~ee ~ches sho~, m&g ~em much more potable I I I Finance Committee/August 22, 2000 Page 1 of 2 -97-