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along with non-current records, case evidence and lost/found property. We are able to put some of our property, such as squad tire inventory, some found property and bicycles into a steel storage container located to the rear of the city hall. Currently the City participates in the DARE program by contributing a per student amount to Anoka to cover the cost of materials dispensed to the fifth graders by the Anoka police officer who does the instruction. We have no school liason officer in the primary or secondary school system. CURRENT USE OF PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES Personnel: The Ramsey Police cover a 24 hour daily period, seven days a week, with at least one officer available for patrol and calls. During the hours of 6:3Opm to 3,O0am there are two officers. A day shift officer will sometimes be assisted by a "power" shift that is comprised of one officer working from 10:3Oam to 7,OOpm. This power shift officer however also fills in whenever feasible the vacation, sick and holiday days taken by the officers. This, coupled with the power shift officer's normal six-on/three off schedul.e, leaves a great many days with only one day shift and one afternoon shift officer. The Chief and the Investigator are available for back-up during the days but do not patrol or respond to routine calls. There are no supervisory levels existing between the ranks of Chief and Patrolman. Officer Arneson, at the direction of the Chief, has conducted two studies of the departments call and activity load and by applying th~se figures to three formulas created by two national police organizatons has determined that we are presently understaffed insofar as patrol officers are concerned (eight in our case) by nearly four persons. Equipment and Facilities: The current number of motor vehicles is sufficient to accomplish the patrol task as well as provide transportation for the Chief and Investigator. Mileage is being kept to approximately 35,000 miles per car per year and this fits with the policy adopted by a past council to trade off or otherwise dispose of patrol vehicles at around 60 to 65,000 miles. Because of the accountability factor resulting from only two officers using a vehicle during a set period the cars are well cared for and the maintenance policy has worked well to keep repairs to a minimum. Each vehicle, except for the Investigator's, has a radar unit installed and with the exception of the unmarked patrol car not having a roof mounted light bar each is fully and sufficiently equipped for emergency use. There are two cellular phones, one portable and the other permanent; one in each of two cars. Physical Plant, Space is very limited in the offices and patrol areas and